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

Seattle → Charlotte via Detroit: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 SEA → 12:40 DTW
    DL 812 · Delta · 4h 10m · 92% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DTW → 15:58 CLT
    DL 1429 · Delta · 1h 53m · 85% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 28mSEA 05:30 to CLT 15:58, 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.