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

Newark → Dallas-Fort Worth via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 09:39 EWR → 11:33 DTW
    DL 2566 · Delta · 1h 54m · 84% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:45 DTW → 14:32 DFW
    DL 1041 · Delta · 2h 49m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 55mEWR 09:39 to DFW 14:32, 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.