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

Detroit → Boston via Newark: arrives on time 35%

  1. 17:44 DTW → 19:30 EWR
    DL 2567 · Delta · 1h 46m · 53% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 EWR → 22:13 BOS
    DL 5718 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 33m · 67% on time, 9.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (9.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 29mDTW 17:44 to BOS 22:13, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

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