DTWflyer

It looks like you are doing:

NW 1500 7:10am-12:54pm A319
NW 3662 1:32pm-2:39pm CR9, operated by Mesaba

NW A319's arrive in Concourse A, pretty much to any gate
Mesaba's CRJ-900's depart from Concourse B

You can easily make this connection, but you won't have time to dilly-dally. Worse-case walk would be from the end of A to the end of B, perhaps 20 minutes at a brisk pace with a tram/ moving sidewalk combo

I would say go ahead and book the flights and consider the following:
-First flight of the day for the aircraft out of SLC, will most certainly leave on-time except for a mechanical reason
-Eastbound flight, meaning it could arrive much earlier due to favorable winds
-SLC is not a delay-prone airport
-There are 3 more DTW-PIT flights that day, at ~5:30pm, ~7:30pm, and ~9:30pm

frank_gayer

Hallo,

i`m looking for a serious information about MCT at DTW. I have 80 minutes coming from Amsterdam ( incl. Immigration ). Is this possible ?

sbagdon

You're transitting three hubs, and transferring through an airport with 2 terminals (not including the other major terminal, if changing alliances, why did that guy book a flight coming in NW, and leaving UA?!). It really helps us give more accurate numbers if we knew what carriers you were flying.

I've measured this once (arrived early to the airport). From the outside stations, it's 6 minutes via tram, 15 minutes walking, 12 minutes standing on the moving path, and 10 minutes walking on the moving path. Never ran it, didn't want to attract the attention.

Then I'll jokingly tell you that's iffy. Some would suggest 90-120. You'll retrieve your bags from international, then re-check the bags (correct? I've always terminated in DTW) and go back through domestic security. You can't get lost, yet you're at the mercy of the lines.

JujuJLT

I, too, would say that's very iffy. Get a long line in immigration, and you don't have a prayer. If you're connecting to the last flight of the day to your destination, that's a risk that I wouldn't take, unless you want to experience DTW overnight.

optimist1125

I live in CLE and connect in DTW frequently. Many times, espcially at midday, the plane has sat for up to 20 minutes waiting for a the people who martial the plane into the gate. Then, you wait for bags on the jetway.

Given an originally tight booking connection [typical for domestic hops in DTW], a sprint through the tunnel if you're outbound on the A concourse, and the extra 20 minutes that the plane sat, it is VERY possible to miss connections. I've had that happen, and seen it happen to fellow PAX.

GUWonder

If your flight leaves on time you can make it, but all it takes is a small hiccup and you won't make it -- having said this, keep in mind that the airline does pad the scheduled flight times.

I have a bunch of terminal A to C/B DTW connections with scheduled 35-40 minute connection times and despite too often taking off from NYC over an hour late and a 10 minute ground hold at DTW looking for a gate/ground crew/ground equipment, I still have managed to make the connections with a mad dash.

canndlewic

Bottom line is, if you actually have 34 minutes in the airport, it will be PLENTY of time. Your question should be, will you have 34 minutes or will you be delayed in some way.

This really will depend on which AMS-DTW flight you are on and your connecting gate. I would say 80% of the time you will make your connection. Keep in mind that long flights usually arrive early.

Most of the international flights land between 12:00 and 2:00 pm, so you could find some long lines at immigration if you are on the 2nd AMS-DTW flight of the day. If you are in WBC or in the front of Y, you will have an advantage over your fellow passangers. Make sure to use the restroom and fill out immigration forms on the plane, it will save you time once you land.

mdb

Not with Checked luggage. Carry-on you should be ok.

cfwolfs

[QUOTE=sbagdon;11179865]You're transitting three hubs, and transferring through an airport with 2 terminals (not including the other major terminal, if changing alliances, why did that guy book a flight coming in NW, and leaving UA?!). It really helps us give more accurate numbers if we knew what carriers you were flying.

Well... what you say is true, the OP didn't give us enough information. However, in directly s/he did. CO cancelled their CLE-DTW flight last year. (which is odd, because it happened AFTER the announcement that they were moving to Star Alliance) so the only airline(s) operating that flight is NW (in addition to mainline, XJ & 9E also operate.)

The only carrier with N/S service between DTW & MKE is NW (again, also operated by mainline & XJ).

What would be ideal is that both flights are mainline, or both flights are XJ (or 9E, XJ) That way, there would be no need for the tunnel of lights.

srodr

How about this one:

SAN-DTW-JFK with a 33 min connection time, AND the inbound looks like it arrives at A66 every day, and the outbound is on Comair out of terminal B.

Delta.com is showing this and I am thinking about it despite the obvious risk.

SkyBuck

Of course, the OP was from two years ago, so they might actually have flown on CO.

GUWonder

If your flight leaves SAN on time and DTW has the ground crew to get you into the gate on time, then scheduled 33 minutes is something I am generally able to do without trouble when going from A to the far end of B or C.

ashi_seattle

I agree - if you're inbound is ontime should be no problem. Definitely take the tram from A66 to the fountain.

srodr

Just a quick follow up: I made the connection with time to spare. And I don´t think it would have been physically possible to have 2 gates further apart at DTW.

Burj

Glad you made it! I actually had a flight from ELM arrive LATE at the END of the B concourse and my connection was from A72... I could actually look out the window at the end of B and see the plane and it was SOO close I could almost touch it...but yeah I was able to get there in about 15 minutes with a little bit of hussle so it worked out!

I LOVE DTW...imho it is the best large airport in America, at least the McNamara terminal if you are flying all NW/DL/CO... I don't know if I'd want to transfer between McNamara and North...