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

Los Angeles → Raleigh/Durham via Detroit: arrives on time 71%

11:45 LAX → 19:09 DTW

DL 802 · Delta · 4h 24m · 77% on time, 0.5% cancelled
2h 31m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
21:40 DTW → 23:28 RDU

DL 2839 · Delta · 1h 48m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Raleigh/Durham is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 106 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 31m layover.

Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).

Total trip8h 43mLAX 11:45 to RDU 23:28, 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.