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

New York → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 56%

  1. 17:00 LGA → 19:15 DTW
    DL 999 · Delta · 2h 15m · 74% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 40m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 DTW → 22:46 LAX
    DL 694 · Delta · 4h 51m · 67% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 55 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 40m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip8h 46mLGA 17:00 to LAX 22:46, 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.