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

Washington → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 89%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:30 DTW
    DL 2869 · Delta · 1h 30m · 94% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 03m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:33 DTW → 11:04 ORD
    AA 4103 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 35m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 93 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 03m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip6h 08mDCA 06:00 to ORD 11:04, 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.