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

Detroit → Dulles via Chicago: arrives on time 58%

  1. 18:20 DTW → 18:57 ORD
    UA 5264 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 70% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 43m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 ORD → 00:45 IAD +1 day
    UA 2766 · United · 2h 05m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 43m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip6h 25mDTW 18:20 to IAD 00:45, 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.