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

Detroit → Hartford via Chicago: arrives on time 47%

  1. 14:10 DTW → 14:47 ORD
    UA 5381 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 71% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:10 ORD → 21:33 BDL
    UA 516 · United · 2h 23m · 51% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 158 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip7h 23mDTW 14:10 to BDL 21:33, 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.