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

Buffalo → Dulles via Detroit: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:29 BUF → 07:42 DTW
    DL 2898 · Delta · 1h 13m · 90% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:50 DTW → 10:23 IAD
    DL 2884 · Delta · 1h 35m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip3h 56mBUF 06:29 to IAD 10:23, 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.