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

Detroit → Los Angeles via Dulles: arrives on time 62%

  1. 19:45 DTW → 21:20 IAD
    UA 6362 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 35m · 78% on time, 3.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:20 IAD → 00:57 LAX +1 day
    UA 1385 · United · 5h 37m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection78%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 22% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (3.9% are) × connection made (78%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip8h 12mDTW 19:45 to LAX 00:57, 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.