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

Detroit → San Antonio via Chicago: arrives on time 41%

  1. 17:50 DTW → 18:33 ORD
    UA 4673 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 49% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:58 ORD → 22:57 SAT
    UA 1394 · United · 2h 59m · 57% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Antonio is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip6h 07mDTW 17:50 to SAT 22:57, 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.