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

Detroit → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 36%

  1. 18:04 DTW → 18:51 ORD
    AA 3980 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 47m · 81% on time, 7.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 25m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:16 ORD → 23:59 AUS
    AA 935 · American · 2h 43m · 45% on time, 6.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (7.4% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip6h 55mDTW 18:04 to AUS 23:59, 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.