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

Detroit → Dulles via Newark: arrives on time 33%

  1. 16:48 DTW → 18:42 EWR
    UA 3666 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 54m · 77% on time, 18.8% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:29 EWR → 21:00 IAD
    UA 2677 · United · 1h 31m · 65% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (18.8% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip4h 12mDTW 16:48 to IAD 21:00, 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.