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

Albany → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 43%

  1. 17:03 ALB → 18:54 DTW
    DL 3785 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 51m · 66% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:00 DTW → 20:31 ORD
    DL 1665 · Delta · 1h 31m · 66% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip4h 28mALB 17:03 to ORD 20:31, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.