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

Detroit → Fayetteville/Springdale/ via Houston: arrives on time 81%

  1. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:32 IAH → 16:15 XNA
    UA 4062 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 43m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fayetteville/Springdale/ is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 20mDTW 10:55 to XNA 16:15, 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.