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 70-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 9 am and 30% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	GRR	2h 26m	66%	3.3%	987	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 (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DFW 11:26 → DTW 15:09DL 2746	2h 51m Detroit	DTW 18:00 → GRR 19:01DL 5800 · flown by Republic	6h 35m	97%	87%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	3h 05m Denver	DEN 09:58 → GRR 14:35UA 2637	7h 50m	100%	87%
American Details →	DFW 06:00 → ORD 08:39AA 3075	3h 17m Chicago	ORD 11:56 → GRR 14:05AA 3553 · flown by Envoy	7h 05m	96%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 08:10 → ATL 11:28DL 1627	3h 51m Atlanta	ATL 15:19 → GRR 17:14DL 2058	8h 05m	96%	80%
United Details →	DFW 06:01 → EWR 10:30UA 1847	3h 22m Newark	EWR 13:52 → GRR 16:03UA 3419 · flown by Republic	9h 02m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	1h 08m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → GRR 11:46DL 2547	5h 16m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:16 → MSP 13:48DL 2972	2h 14m Minneapolis	MSP 16:02 → GRR 18:28DL 1555	6h 12m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	DFW 13:55 → ATL 17:14DL 414	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 19:54 → GRR 21:51DL 2210	6h 56m	95%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 10:45 → ORD 13:25AA 3330	1h 21m Chicago	ORD 14:46 → GRR 16:56AA 4117 · flown by Envoy	5h 11m	75%	56%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	47m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → GRR 12:50UA 1297	4h 42m	63%	54%
American Details →	DFW 14:56 → DCA 18:59AA 3101	1h 06m Washington	DCA 20:05 → GRR 22:00AA 5376 · flown by PSA	6h 06m	61%	34%

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 11m · leaves 05:29 4%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 05:30 4%

IAH · 1h 12m · leaves 09:46 15%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 06m · leaves 14:56 39%

PHL · 57m · leaves 16:10 41%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 18:38 50%

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.


Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 2637 DEN 09:58 → GRR Connection details →	3h 27m	8h 17m	99%	87%
American AA 1793 DFW 11:19 → DTW Delta DL 5800 DTW 18:00 → GRR Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 42m	94%	85%
American AA 1360 DFW 05:00 → ORD United UA 1297 ORD 10:37 → GRR Connection details →	2h 59m	6h 50m	95%	83%

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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