Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Milwaukee → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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17:29 MKE → 18:40 ORDUA 5648 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 51% on time, 5.9% cancelled
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1h 07m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:47 ORD → 22:19 DTWUA 2426 · United · 1h 32m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 3h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip3h 50mMKE 17:29 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.