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

Detroit → Los Angeles via Chicago: arrives on time 76%

  1. 09:42 DTW → 10:11 ORD
    AA 6255 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 29m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 49m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:00 ORD → 14:18 LAX
    AA 3008 · American · 4h 18m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 64 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 49m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 36mDTW 09:42 to LAX 14:18, 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.