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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 76%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:55 DTW
    DL 2596 · Delta · 1h 55m · 91% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:45 DTW → 09:48 MCI
    DL 2826 · Delta · 2h 03m · 88% on time, 1.0% cancelled

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

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip4h 48mEWR 06:00 to MCI 09:48, 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.