Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Salt Lake City via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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18:04 DTW → 18:51 ORDAA 3980 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 47m · 81% on time, 7.4% cancelled
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48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:39 ORD → 22:14 SLCAA 3133 · American · 3h 35m · 57% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 2 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (7.4% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip6h 10mDTW 18:04 to SLC 22:14, 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.