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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Buffalo via Charlotte: arrives on time 81%

  1. 07:05 DTW → 08:52 CLT
    DL 2481 · Delta · 1h 47m · 87% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 18m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:10 CLT → 12:54 BUF
    AA 1616 · American · 1h 45m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 18m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip5h 50mDTW 07:05 to BUF 12:54, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.