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

Washington → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 26%

  1. 18:19 DCA → 19:49 LGA
    AA 4702 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 30m · 51% on time, 12.7% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:44 LGA → 22:49 DTW
    AA 4598 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 05m · 67% on time, 7.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (12.7% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (7.8% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 30mDCA 18:19 to DTW 22:49, 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.