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

Detroit → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 68%

  1. 07:42 DTW → 08:25 ORD
    AA 4013 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 43m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 38m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:03 ORD → 12:29 SAN
    AA 2131 · American · 4h 34m · 74% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego 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 connection93%The first flight arrived more than 53 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 38m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 55mDTW 07:42 to SAN 12:29, 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.