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 15% of the time at 10 am and 30% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	TVC	2h 42m	64%	1.2%	163	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 (Traverse City is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	1h 54m Chicago	ORD 09:32 → TVC 11:54AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	5h 54m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	DFW 07:05 → BOS 11:57DL 2351	2h 08m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	8h 33m	96%	77%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 52m Denver	DEN 09:45 → TVC 14:26UA 1887	7h 41m	100%	75%
American Details →	DFW 05:02 → DCA 09:03AA 1618	2h 17m Washington	DCA 11:20 → TVC 13:27AA 4138 · flown by Envoy	7h 25m	97%	73%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → CLT 10:44AA 317	2h 21m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → TVC 15:31AA 5628 · flown by PSA	7h 29m	98%	72%
American Details →	DFW 15:30 → ORD 18:16AA 2740	3h 44m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → TVC 00:17 +1AA 3910 · flown by Envoy	7h 50m	97%	72%
American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	2h 45m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → TVC 16:17AA 3772 · flown by Envoy	6h 47m	99%	70%
Delta Details →	DFW 07:00 → MSP 09:30DL 1276	54m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	4h 54m	85%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 06:00 → ORD 08:39AA 3075	53m Chicago	ORD 09:32 → TVC 11:54AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	4h 54m	73%	66%
Delta Details →	DFW 11:26 → DTW 15:09DL 2746	52m Detroit	DTW 16:01 → TVC 17:18DL 3965 · flown by SkyWest	4h 52m	74%	46%
American Details →	DFW 17:35 → ORD 20:29AA 1893	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → TVC 00:17 +1AA 3910 · flown by Envoy	5h 45m	63%	44%

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

PHL · 1h 08m · leaves 05:05 10%

MSP · 54m · leaves 07:00 15%

ORD · 55m · leaves 07:08 25%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 52m · leaves 11:26 26%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 14:15 36%

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 1583 DFW 07:00 → BOS Delta DL 5821 BOS 14:05 → TVC Connection details →	2h 18m	8h 38m	93%	77%
Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 1887 DEN 09:45 → TVC Connection details →	3h 14m	8h 08m	99%	75%
United UA 1695 DFW 07:08 → ORD American AA 4903 ORD 13:44 → TVC Connection details →	3h 54m	7h 58m	99%	67%

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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