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

Detroit → Knoxville 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 48m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:45 IAH → 18:07 TYS
    UA 6211 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 22m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 63 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 48m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 12mDTW 10:55 to TYS 18:07, 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.