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

No clear winner: American’s CLT → TVC flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	TVC	2h 25m	86%	0.4%	232	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	50m Detroit	DTW 08:35 → TVC 09:50DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	3h 50m	92%	87%
American Details →	CLT 07:06 → BOS 09:19AA 1548	54m Boston	BOS 10:13 → TVC 12:44AA 4516 · flown by Republic	5h 38m	91%	81%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	2h 22m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:40 → BOS 12:08DL 5626 · flown by Republic	1h 57m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	6h 58m	96%	77%
United Details →	CLT 07:00 → EWR 08:59UA 798	1h 37m Newark	EWR 10:36 → TVC 13:00UA 3588 · flown by Republic	6h 00m	98%	77%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 03m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → TVC 12:47AA 5480 · flown by PSA	7h 02m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 18m Atlanta	ATL 09:00 → TVC 11:10DL 1649	5h 40m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	CLT 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 1430	3h 57m Detroit	DTW 22:51 → TVC 22:42DL 2424	6h 55m	96%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 09:42 → ORD 11:00AA 1038	51m Chicago	ORD 11:51 → TVC 14:14AA 6379 · flown by SkyWest	4h 32m	74%	50%
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	46m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → TVC 15:10UA 6033 · flown by SkyWest	4h 35m	74%	44%
American Details →	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	1h 03m Chicago	ORD 16:59 → TVC 19:22AA 6380 · flown by SkyWest	4h 47m	74%	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

DTW · 50m · leaves 06:00 8%

BOS · 54m · leaves 07:06 9%

PHL · 49m · leaves 07:55 23%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 56m · leaves 13:17 24%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 14:35 26%

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.


American AA 1533 CLT 08:55 → BOS Delta DL 5821 BOS 14:05 → TVC Connection details →	2h 57m	7h 43m	100%	83%
Delta DL 5648 CLT 06:05 → BOS American AA 4516 BOS 10:13 → TVC Connection details →	1h 39m	6h 39m	88%	76%
American AA 1794 CLT 17:25 → DTW Delta DL 2424 DTW 22:51 → TVC Connection details →	3h 33m	6h 33m	97%	73%

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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