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

No clear winner: Delta’s DTW → ATW flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	ATW	1h 28m	76%	1.3%	1,122	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Appleton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Appleton is 1 h behind Detroit). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DTW 06:45 → ORD 07:30AA 6465 · flown by SkyWest	2h 00m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → ATW 10:45AA 3391 · flown by Envoy	5h 00m	95%	85%
American Details →	DTW 05:37 → DFW 07:32AA 1108	2h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:35 → ATW 12:09AA 3977 · flown by Envoy	7h 32m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	1h 37m Minneapolis	MSP 09:32 → ATW 10:47DL 4951 · flown by Endeavor	4h 46m	93%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 16:00 → ATL 18:04DL 1467	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → ATW 22:30DL 2945	7h 30m	98%	77%
United Details →	DTW 11:00 → ORD 11:29UA 426	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATW 15:09UA 4479 · flown by GoJet	5h 09m	96%	75%
United Details →	DTW 07:05 → ORD 07:42UA 5553 · flown by SkyWest	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → ATW 11:43UA 4460 · flown by GoJet	5h 38m	95%	74%
United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	2h 52m Chicago	ORD 08:45 → ATW 10:01UA 4769 · flown by SkyWest	5h 31m	100%	72%
United Details →	DTW 18:20 → ORD 18:57UA 5264 · flown by SkyWest	3h 03m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → ATW 23:23UA 4495 · flown by GoJet	6h 03m	92%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 18:09 → ATL 20:19DL 2053	56m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → ATW 22:30DL 2945	5h 21m	70%	55%
United Details →	DTW 14:10 → ORD 14:47UA 5381 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 15:35 → ATW 16:54UA 5633 · flown by SkyWest	3h 44m	54%	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

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 11:00 18%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 55m · leaves 15:32 20%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 21:20 23%

ATL · 56m · leaves 18:09 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.


United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD American AA 3391 ORD 09:30 → ATW Connection details →	3h 37m	6h 15m	100%	87%
American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD United UA 4479 ORD 13:55 → ATW Connection details →	2h 51m	5h 36m	99%	78%
American AA 6465 DTW 06:45 → ORD United UA 4460 ORD 10:25 → ATW Connection details →	2h 55m	5h 58m	96%	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