Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Huntsville via Chicago: arrives on time 37%
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18:20 DTW → 18:57 ORDUA 5264 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 70% on time, 8.3% cancelled
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55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:52 ORD → 21:53 HSVUA 4500 · United, flown by GoJet · 2h 01m · 73% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 33mDTW 18:20 to HSV 21:53, 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.