Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Orlando → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 39%
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14:25 MCO → 16:43 ORDUA 2481 · United · 3h 18m · 72% on time, 0.7% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:45 ORD → 20:22 DTWUA 5232 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 56% on time, 4.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 57mMCO 14:25 to DTW 20:22, 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.