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

Hartford → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 70%

  1. 09:43 BDL → 11:35 DTW
    DL 2859 · Delta · 1h 52m · 95% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:35 DTW → 13:03 ORD
    DL 1716 · Delta · 1h 28m · 78% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Hartford). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip4h 20mBDL 09:43 to ORD 13:03, 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.