Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 95%

  1. 07:30 DTW → 07:59 ORD
    DL 4456 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 29m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:54 ORD → 12:45 DEN
    UA 581 · United · 2h 51m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time95%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip7h 15mDTW 07:30 to DEN 12:45, 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.