Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Memphis via Chicago: arrives on time 55%
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11:00 DTW → 11:29 ORDUA 426 · United · 1h 29m · 70% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 11m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:40 ORD → 14:42 MEMUA 5414 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 02m · 72% on time, 1.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Memphis is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip4h 42mDTW 11:00 to MEM 14:42, 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.