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

Detroit → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 65%

  1. 18:40 DTW → 20:50 IAH
    UA 4032 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 10m · 77% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:03 IAH → 23:38 LAX
    UA 2215 · United · 3h 35m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip7h 58mDTW 18:40 to LAX 23:38, 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.