Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Los Angeles 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 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:47 ORD → 18:20 LAXUA 576 · United · 4h 33m · 76% on time, 1.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 10mDTW 14:10 to LAX 18:20, 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.