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

Birmingham → Detroit via Philadelphia: arrives on time 71%

  1. 06:00 BHM → 09:20 PHL
    AA 5218 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 20m · 91% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:30 PHL → 12:28 DTW
    AA 5530 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 58m · 83% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 28mBHM 06:00 to DTW 12:28, 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.