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

Detroit → San Diego via Los Angeles: arrives on time 82%

  1. 18:20 DTW → 20:12 LAX
    DL 852 · Delta · 4h 52m · 80% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 28m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 LAX → 23:40 SAN
    DL 3746 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 00m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 103 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 28m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 20mDTW 18:20 to SAN 23:40, 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.