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

Greensboro → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 48%

  1. 14:20 GSO → 16:04 LGA
    DL 5862 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 42m · 75% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:00 LGA → 19:15 DTW
    DL 999 · Delta · 2h 15m · 74% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip4h 55mGSO 14:20 to DTW 19:15, 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.