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

Boston → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 BOS → 07:20 LGA
    DL 5836 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 20m · 95% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:25 LGA → 11:25 DTW
    DL 1078 · Delta · 1h 59m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 24mBOS 06:00 to DTW 11:25, 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.