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

Newark → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 67%

  1. 09:39 EWR → 11:33 DTW
    DL 2566 · Delta · 1h 54m · 84% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:26 DTW → 14:30 IAH
    DL 1307 · Delta · 3h 04m · 86% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 51mEWR 09:39 to IAH 14:30, 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.