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

Dallas-Fort Worth → New York via Detroit: arrives on time 54%

  1. 13:25 DFW → 17:10 DTW
    DL 735 · Delta · 2h 46m · 79% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:10 DTW → 22:16 JFK
    DL 1316 · Delta · 2h 03m · 62% on time, 6.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (6.3% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip7h 48mDFW 13:25 to JFK 22:16, 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.