Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 52%
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14:10 DTW → 14:47 ORDUA 5381 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 71% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:57 ORD → 18:49 SFOUA 2251 · United · 4h 52m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection76%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 24% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (76%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip7h 39mDTW 14:10 to SFO 18:49, 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.