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

Detroit → Huntsville via Washington: arrives on time 29%

  1. 14:18 DTW → 15:59 DCA
    AA 4616 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 41m · 62% on time, 4.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:47 DCA → 17:57 HSV
    AA 3581 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 10m · 77% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip4h 39mDTW 14:18 to HSV 17:57, 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.