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

Detroit → Milwaukee via Denver: arrives on time 7%

  1. 16:42 DTW → 17:48 DEN
    WN 4450 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 38% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:05 DEN → 22:25 MKE
    WN 1634 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 15% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time7%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (15%).
Total trip6h 48mDTW 16:42 to MKE 22:25, 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.