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

Buffalo → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:29 BUF → 07:42 DTW
    DL 2898 · Delta · 1h 13m · 90% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 33m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 DTW → 10:50 ORD
    DL 3673 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 35m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Buffalo). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 108 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 33m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 21mBUF 06:29 to ORD 10:50, 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.