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

Detroit → Huntsville via Chicago: arrives on time 56%

  1. 18:04 DTW → 18:51 ORD
    AA 3980 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 47m · 81% on time, 7.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 41m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:32 ORD → 00:21 HSV +1 day
    AA 6426 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 49m · 64% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 176 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 41m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (7.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip7h 17mDTW 18:04 to HSV 00:21, 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.