Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Los Angeles via Philadelphia: arrives on time 38%
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19:10 DTW → 20:54 PHLAA 5167 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 44m · 75% on time, 18.6% cancelled
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1h 11m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:05 PHL → 00:50 LAX +1 dayAA 738 · American · 5h 45m · 62% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 8h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (18.6% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip8h 40mDTW 19:10 to LAX 00:50, 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.