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

Detroit → Anchorage via Chicago: arrives on time 49%

  1. 14:10 DTW → 14:47 ORD
    UA 5381 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 71% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:10 ORD → 19:54 ANC
    UA 841 · United · 6h 44m · 62% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Anchorage is 4 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip9h 44mDTW 14:10 to ANC 19:54, 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.