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Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Fort Myers → Buffalo via Detroit: arrives on time 65%

  1. 17:46 RSW → 20:44 DTW
    DL 2559 · Delta · 2h 58m · 69% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 06m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 DTW → 23:58 BUF
    DL 978 · Delta · 1h 09m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 81 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 06m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip6h 13mRSW 17:46 to BUF 23:58, 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.