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

Washington → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 76%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:30 DTW
    DL 2869 · Delta · 1h 30m · 94% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:40 DTW → 10:36 IAH
    DL 1043 · Delta · 2h 56m · 84% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip5h 36mDCA 06:00 to IAH 10:36, 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.