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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Los Angeles via Kansas City: arrives on time 93%

  1. 12:25 DTW → 13:24 MCI
    DL 2741 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 02m layover in Kansas City (MCI) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:26 MCI → 18:10 LAX
    UA 5489 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 44m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 92 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 02m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip8h 45mDTW 12:25 to LAX 18:10, 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.