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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dulles → Fort Lauderdale via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 08:35 IAD → 10:14 DTW
    UA 6137 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 39m · 90% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 16m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:30 DTW → 15:35 FLL
    DL 1294 · Delta · 3h 05m · 81% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 16m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 00mIAD 08:35 to FLL 15:35, 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.