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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Detroit via Los Angeles: arrives on time 81%

  1. 07:26 DFW → 08:45 LAX
    DL 439 · Delta · 3h 18m · 92% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:45 LAX → 17:10 DTW
    DL 494 · Delta · 4h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip8h 44mDFW 07:26 to DTW 17:10, 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.