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

Detroit → Santa Ana via Chicago: arrives on time 58%

  1. 13:02 DTW → 13:34 ORD
    AA 3977 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 32m · 91% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 31m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:05 ORD → 19:37 SNA
    AA 519 · American · 4h 22m · 63% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 166 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 31m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip9h 25mDTW 13:02 to SNA 19:37, 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.