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

Charlotte → Detroit via Boston: arrives on time 31%

  1. 17:35 CLT → 20:11 BOS
    DL 5837 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 36m · 64% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:05 BOS → 23:21 DTW
    DL 2896 · Delta · 2h 16m · 56% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 46mCLT 17:35 to DTW 23:21, 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.