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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 45%

  1. 13:25 DFW → 17:10 DTW
    DL 735 · Delta · 2h 46m · 79% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:07 DTW → 18:25 MDW
    DL 4677 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 60% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip5h 04mDFW 13:25 to MDW 18:25, 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.