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

Detroit → Huntsville via Houston: arrives on time 73%

  1. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 08m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:05 IAH → 17:08 HSV
    UA 4946 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 2h 03m · 77% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 83 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 08m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 13mDTW 10:55 to HSV 17:08, 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.