Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Detroit via Newark: arrives on time 40%
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10:57 IAH → 15:34 EWRUA 1340 · United · 3h 37m · 73% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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46m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:20 EWR → 18:19 DTWUA 3596 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 59m · 81% on time, 13.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (13.9% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 22mIAH 10:57 to DTW 18:19, 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.