Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and almost half the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	ALB	DTW	1h 50m	84%	1.4%	1,282	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Detroit on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ALB 06:46 → ORD 08:29AA 3460 · flown by Envoy	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	5h 48m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:00 → ATL 08:32DL 2429	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 56m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	ALB 05:45 → LGA 06:50DL 5454 · flown by Endeavor	2h 35m New York	LGA 09:25 → DTW 11:25DL 1078	5h 39m	97%	80%
American Details →	ALB 05:39 → CLT 07:47AA 440	3h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	7h 22m	98%	78%
American Details →	ALB 06:21 → PHL 07:40AA 5854 · flown by Piedmont	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → DTW 12:28AA 5530 · flown by PSA	6h 07m	97%	77%
United Details →	ALB 06:10 → ORD 07:47UA 2225	3h 03m Chicago	ORD 10:50 → DTW 13:27UA 5756 · flown by SkyWest	7h 17m	99%	75%
United Details →	ALB 06:00 → IAD 07:35UA 4970 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 00m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	4h 14m	85%	75%
Delta Details →	ALB 12:36 → ATL 15:10DL 1137	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 18:11 → DTW 20:14DL 1478	7h 37m	99%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ALB 19:26 → CLT 21:39AA 3294	1h 12m Charlotte	CLT 22:51 → DTW 00:41 +1AA 370	5h 15m	75%	56%
United Details →	ALB 19:30 → IAD 21:14UA 4235 · flown by CommuteAir	56m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → DTW 23:51UA 3995 · flown by Mesa	4h 21m	71%	42%
United Details →	ALB 14:50 → IAD 16:29UA 4942 · flown by CommuteAir	53m Dulles	IAD 17:22 → DTW 19:02UA 6246 · flown by Mesa	4h 12m	54%	40%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DCA · 1h 08m · leaves 05:08 11%

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 08:00 14%

IAD · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 15%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 19:26 25%

IAD · 53m · leaves 14:50 46%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


United UA 4970 ALB 06:00 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 35m	6h 44m	99%	87%
American AA 440 ALB 05:39 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	1h 55m	5h 51m	97%	87%
Southwest WN 2458 ALB 09:20 → BWI Delta DL 1546 BWI 12:32 → DTW Connection details →	1h 52m	4h 48m	97%	85%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON