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

Indianapolis → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 25%

  1. 18:33 IND → 19:00 ORD
    UA 5435 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 27m · 64% on time, 9.0% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:47 ORD → 22:19 DTW
    UA 2426 · United · 1h 32m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 3h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (9.0% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip3h 46mIND 18:33 to DTW 22:19, 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.