Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → San Francisco via Los Angeles: arrives on time 80%
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12:38 DTW → 14:28 LAXDL 634 · Delta · 4h 50m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled
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2h 42m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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17:10 LAX → 18:38 SFOUA 233 · United · 1h 28m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 9h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 42m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 00mDTW 12:38 to SFO 18:38, 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.