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 7% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 10 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DCA	GRR	1h 54m	64%	5.1%	730	Flying now
Delta	DCA	GRR	–	0%few flights	0.0%	1	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	DCA 12:29 → DTW 14:04DL 2476	3h 56m Detroit	DTW 18:00 → GRR 19:01DL 5800 · flown by Republic	6h 32m	99%	90%
American Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 10:00AA 4360 · flown by Republic	1h 56m Chicago	ORD 11:56 → GRR 14:05AA 3553 · flown by Envoy	5h 40m	100%	90%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	2h 09m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → GRR 12:50UA 1297	5h 35m	100%	89%
United Details →	DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 08:50 → GRR 11:08UA 5668 · flown by SkyWest	4h 38m	93%	86%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → GRR 10:52AA 1890	5h 52m	99%	83%
Southwest Details →	DCA 07:30 → MDW 08:25WN 1442	1h 50m Chicago	MDW 10:15 → GRR 12:05WN 2779	4h 35m	94%	82%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → EWR 07:19UA 4167 · flown by GoJet	1h 41m Newark	EWR 09:00 → GRR 11:12UA 3486 · flown by Republic	5h 12m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 02m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → GRR 11:46DL 2547	5h 46m	98%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → MSP 07:39DL 1193	46m Minneapolis	MSP 08:25 → GRR 10:53DL 3990 · flown by SkyWest	4h 53m	74%	63%
Delta Details →	DCA 18:59 → MSP 20:49DL 2963	51m Minneapolis	MSP 21:40 → GRR 23:59DL 1711	5h 00m	69%	52%
United Details →	DCA 16:30 → EWR 18:03UA 4401 · flown by GoJet	1h 27m Newark	EWR 19:30 → GRR 21:50UA 3580 · flown by Republic	5h 20m	70%	49%

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 · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 5%

ORD · 1h 04m · leaves 06:30 7%

ATL · 59m · leaves 06:59 7%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 14m · leaves 19:59 23%

MSP · 51m · leaves 18:59 31%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 19:10 34%

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 2638 DCA 07:15 → ORD American AA 3553 ORD 11:56 → GRR Connection details →	3h 28m	6h 50m	100%	90%
American AA 4360 DCA 08:25 → ORD United UA 4598 ORD 12:40 → GRR Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 30m	100%	78%
United UA 2201 DCA 10:30 → ORD American AA 4117 ORD 14:46 → GRR Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 26m	98%	72%

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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