Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 17%
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14:56 DTW → 17:06 ATLF9 2899 · Frontier · 2h 12m · 39% on time, 4.6% cancelled
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1h 29m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:35 ATL → 20:57 LGAF9 3458 · Frontier · 2h 22m · 34% on time, 10.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (4.6% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (10.0% are) and within 15 minutes (34%).
Total trip6h 01mDTW 14:56 to LGA 20:57, 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.