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 4% of the time at 8 am and 30% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DCA	TVC	2h 03m	85%	1.3%	155	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 →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	1h 05m Detroit	DTW 08:35 → TVC 09:50DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	3h 50m	94%	88%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 44m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → TVC 11:39AA 5433 · flown by PSA	6h 39m	99%	84%
American Details →	DCA 06:55 → BOS 08:34AA 1605	1h 39m Boston	BOS 10:13 → TVC 12:44AA 4516 · flown by Republic	5h 49m	98%	84%
United Details →	DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → TVC 11:37UA 4169 · flown by GoJet	5h 07m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:00 → BOS 11:43DL 5611 · flown by Republic	2h 22m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → MSP 07:39DL 1193	2h 45m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	6h 54m	98%	78%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → EWR 07:19UA 4167 · flown by GoJet	3h 17m Newark	EWR 10:36 → TVC 13:00UA 3588 · flown by Republic	7h 00m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:20 → LGA 07:34DL 1172	1h 16m New York	LGA 08:50 → TVC 11:14DL 5621 · flown by Republic	4h 54m	90%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 19:59 → DTW 21:41DL 2030	1h 10m Detroit	DTW 22:51 → TVC 22:42DL 2424	3h 59m	75%	55%
United Details →	DCA 15:30 → ORD 16:52UA 1325	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → TVC 20:19UA 2790	4h 49m	70%	42%
United Details →	DCA 11:57 → ORD 13:15UA 374	50m Chicago	ORD 14:05 → TVC 16:31UA 5504 · flown by SkyWest	4h 34m	73%	37%

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

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 06:00 4%

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 06:30 4%

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 10m · leaves 19:59 25%

BOS · 1h 07m · leaves 13:25 26%

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 15:30 30%

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.


Delta DL 5710 DCA 06:00 → BOS American AA 4516 BOS 10:13 → TVC Connection details →	2h 33m	6h 44m	98%	84%
United UA 1793 DCA 06:30 → ORD American AA 4190 ORD 09:32 → TVC Connection details →	1h 46m	5h 24m	92%	82%
American AA 4691 DCA 09:40 → BOS Delta DL 5821 BOS 14:05 → TVC Connection details →	2h 41m	6h 58m	97%	81%

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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