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

No clear winner: Delta’s ATL → ATW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ATL	ATW	2h 15m	80%	1.9%	366	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Appleton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Appleton is 1 h behind Atlanta). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ATL 06:01 → DFW 07:33AA 2770	2h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:35 → ATW 12:09AA 3977 · flown by Envoy	7h 08m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	ATL 07:25 → DTW 09:20DL 1646	3h 38m Detroit	DTW 12:58 → ATW 13:25DL 4696 · flown by Endeavor	7h 00m	99%	77%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	3h 42m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATW 15:09UA 4479 · flown by GoJet	7h 07m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	ATL 09:55 → MSP 11:30DL 2090	2h 50m Minneapolis	MSP 14:20 → ATW 15:36DL 3861 · flown by SkyWest	6h 41m	99%	74%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 17:21 → ORD 18:42DL 2879	3h 18m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → ATW 23:23UA 4495 · flown by GoJet	7h 02m	93%	73%
Delta + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 07:38 → CLT 08:53DL 3144	3h 15m Charlotte	CLT 12:08 → ATW 13:33AA 5357 · flown by PSA	6h 55m	98%	70%
Delta Details →	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	1h 41m Detroit	DTW 17:24 → ATW 17:50DL 4166 · flown by SkyWest	5h 05m	95%	69%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 07:25 → ORD 08:35DL 1178	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → ATW 11:43UA 4460 · flown by GoJet	5h 18m	90%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ATL 18:11 → DTW 20:14DL 1478	55m Detroit	DTW 21:09 → ATW 21:40DL 4159 · flown by SkyWest	4h 29m	72%	49%
American Details →	ATL 19:43 → ORD 21:11AA 1372	1h 49m Chicago	ORD 23:00 → ATW 00:10 +1AA 3790 · flown by Envoy	5h 27m	65%	43%
American Details →	ATL 17:34 → DFW 19:08AA 1376	59m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:07 → ATW 22:41AA 4188 · flown by Envoy	6h 07m	42%	30%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 15:30 25%

DTW · 55m · leaves 18:11 28%

DFW · 59m · leaves 17:34 58%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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