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

Los Angeles → Detroit via San Francisco: arrives on time 99%

  1. 16:14 LAX → 17:42 SFO
    UA 2019 · United · 1h 28m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 48m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 SFO → 05:20 DTW +1 day
    UA 234 · United · 4h 50m · 100% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 183 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 48m layover.
Arrives on time99%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (100%).
Total trip10h 06mLAX 16:14 to DTW 05:20, 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.