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

Newark → Kansas City via Detroit: arrives on time 63%

  1. 13:00 EWR → 14:55 DTW
    DL 2577 · Delta · 1h 55m · 82% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:55 DTW → 16:57 MCI
    DL 2761 · Delta · 2h 02m · 81% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip4h 57mEWR 13:00 to MCI 16:57, 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.