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

Los Angeles → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 89%

  1. 21:45 LAX → 05:01 ATL
    DL 783 · Delta · 4h 20m · 82% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:25 ATL → 09:20 DTW +1 day
    DL 1646 · Delta · 1h 55m · 92% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 99 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 24m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip8h 35mLAX 21:45 to DTW 09:20, 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.