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

Los Angeles → Tampa via Detroit: arrives on time 50%

11:45 LAX → 19:09 DTW

DL 802 · Delta · 4h 24m · 77% on time, 0.5% cancelled
50m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:59 DTW → 22:35 TPA

DL 1355 · Delta · 2h 40m · 77% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.

Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).

Total trip7h 54mLAX 11:45 to TPA 22:35, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.