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

Richmond → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 65%

  1. 17:01 RIC → 18:59 DTW
    DL 4096 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 58m · 73% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 26m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:25 DTW → 22:24 IAH
    DL 1633 · Delta · 2h 59m · 81% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 23mRIC 17:01 to IAH 22:24, 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.