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

San Antonio → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 59%

  1. 13:25 SAT → 16:27 ORD
    UA 2824 · United · 3h 02m · 78% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:47 ORD → 22:19 DTW
    UA 2426 · United · 1h 32m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of San Antonio). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 54mSAT 13:25 to DTW 22:19, 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.