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

Santa Ana → Detroit via Newark: arrives on time 90%

  1. 21:15 SNA → 05:33 EWR
    UA 2186 · United · 5h 18m · 90% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:30 EWR → 09:31 DTW +1 day
    UA 3672 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 01m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip9h 16mSNA 21:15 to DTW 09:31, 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.