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

Detroit → Norfolk via New York: arrives on time 38%

  1. 14:02 DTW → 15:55 LGA
    DL 2602 · Delta · 1h 53m · 76% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:48 LGA → 18:33 ORF
    DL 5348 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 43m · 60% on time, 7.6% cancelled

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

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (7.6% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 29mDTW 14:02 to ORF 18:33, 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.