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

Los Angeles → Detroit via Newark: arrives on time 91%

  1. 21:00 LAX → 05:18 EWR
    UA 2397 · United · 5h 18m · 88% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 12m 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 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 87 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 12m layover.
Arrives on time91%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip9h 31mLAX 21:00 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.