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

Los Angeles → St Louis via Detroit: arrives on time 75%

  1. 09:45 LAX → 17:10 DTW
    DL 494 · Delta · 4h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:00 DTW → 20:39 STL
    DL 1541 · Delta · 1h 39m · 78% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip8h 54mLAX 09:45 to STL 20:39, 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.