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

Detroit → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 07:25 DTW → 09:26 ATL
    DL 965 · Delta · 2h 01m · 88% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 04m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:30 ATL → 13:38 IAH
    DL 1572 · Delta · 2h 08m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 139 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 04m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 13mDTW 07:25 to IAH 13:38, 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.