Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Los Angeles via Miami: arrives on time 59%
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14:43 DTW → 18:04 MIADL 866 · Delta · 3h 21m · 74% on time, 1.3% cancelled
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56m layover in Miami (MIA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:00 MIA → 21:42 LAXDL 450 · Delta · 5h 42m · 84% on time, 1.1% cancelled
Total trip 9h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip9h 59mDTW 14:43 to LAX 21:42, 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.