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

Washington → Milwaukee via Detroit: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:30 DTW
    DL 2869 · Delta · 1h 30m · 94% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:35 DTW → 08:51 MKE
    DL 3191 · Delta · 1h 16m · 96% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 3h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip3h 51mDCA 06:00 to MKE 08:51, 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.