Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Portland via Chicago: arrives on time 42%
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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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58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:55 ORD → 22:30 PDXUA 2738 · United · 4h 35m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip7h 10mDTW 18:20 to PDX 22:30, 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.