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

Detroit → St Louis via Chicago: arrives on time 86%

  1. 07:05 DTW → 07:42 ORD
    UA 5553 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:40 ORD → 12:11 STL
    UA 1355 · United · 1h 31m · 91% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 133 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 58m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip6h 06mDTW 07:05 to STL 12:11, 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.