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

Detroit → Cleveland via Houston: arrives on time 79%

  1. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 38m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:35 IAH → 18:30 CLE
    UA 1934 · United · 2h 55m · 83% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 53 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 38m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 35mDTW 10:55 to CLE 18:30, 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.