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

Richmond → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 17:24 RIC → 18:53 ORD
    UA 3635 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 29m · 69% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:47 ORD → 22:19 DTW
    UA 2426 · United · 1h 32m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip4h 55mRIC 17:24 to DTW 22:19, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.