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 13% of the time at 9 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	BDL	DTW	1h 59m	89%	2.2%	1,235	Flying now
Spirit	BDL	DTW	1h 57m	85%few flights	0.0%	34	Not 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.


United Details →	BDL 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 635	1h 09m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	4h 14m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 56m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	BDL 08:05 → ATL 10:29DL 2233	3h 18m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	7h 37m	99%	83%
American Details →	BDL 06:01 → CLT 08:08AA 3182	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	7h 00m	98%	78%
American Details →	BDL 06:20 → PHL 07:40AA 6111 · flown by Piedmont	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → DTW 12:28AA 5530 · flown by PSA	6h 08m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	BDL 11:41 → ATL 14:07DL 2951	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 17:10 → DTW 19:11DL 2067	7h 30m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	BDL 11:39 → MSP 13:35DL 2007	2h 40m Minneapolis	MSP 16:15 → DTW 18:59DL 1476	7h 21m	97%	74%
United Details →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	2h 56m Chicago	ORD 10:50 → DTW 13:27UA 5756 · flown by SkyWest	7h 18m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BDL 17:28 → CLT 19:45AA 1443	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 20:46 → DTW 22:34AA 419	5h 06m	69%	45%
United Details →	BDL 16:55 → ORD 18:44UA 2627	1h 03m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	5h 24m	66%	41%
United Details →	BDL 15:02 → IAD 16:35UA 1764	47m Dulles	IAD 17:22 → DTW 19:02UA 6246 · flown by Mesa	4h 00m	53%	38%

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

IAD · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 3%

DCA · 1h 03m · leaves 05:00 7%

ORD · 58m · leaves 07:12 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 17:28 31%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 16:55 34%

IAD · 47m · leaves 15:02 47%

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.


Southwest WN 421 BDL 09:00 → BWI Delta DL 1546 BWI 12:32 → DTW Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 08m	100%	88%
United UA 635 BDL 06:00 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 44m	6h 44m	99%	87%
Southwest WN 420 BDL 05:50 → BWI Delta DL 2341 BWI 09:39 → DTW Connection details →	2h 29m	5h 17m	100%	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