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

Raleigh/Durham → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 34%

  1. 18:27 RDU → 20:01 ATL
    DL 2621 · Delta · 1h 37m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:51 ATL → 22:54 DTW
    DL 1232 · Delta · 2h 03m · 68% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 27mRDU 18:27 to DTW 22:54, 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.