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

Detroit → San Diego via Dulles: arrives on time 81%

  1. 08:50 DTW → 10:23 IAD
    DL 2884 · Delta · 1h 35m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 17m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:40 IAD → 15:03 SAN
    UA 2163 · United · 5h 23m · 85% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 47 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 17m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip9h 13mDTW 08:50 to SAN 15:03, 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.