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

Newark → Tampa via Detroit: arrives on time 79%

  1. 09:39 EWR → 11:33 DTW
    DL 2566 · Delta · 1h 54m · 84% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 32m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DTW → 16:47 TPA
    DL 1243 · Delta · 2h 42m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 107 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 32m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 08mEWR 09:39 to TPA 16:47, 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.