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

Detroit → Appleton via Chicago: arrives on time 34%

  1. 14:10 DTW → 14:47 ORD
    UA 5381 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 71% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:35 ORD → 16:54 ATW
    UA 5633 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 19m · 70% on time, 6.9% cancelled

Total trip 3h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Appleton is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip3h 44mDTW 14:10 to ATW 16:54, 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.