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 14% of the time at 6 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	CLE	58m	75%	0.6%	1,864	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	3h 12m Chicago	ORD 09:05 → CLE 11:41UA 3422 · flown by Republic	6h 11m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:25 → ATL 10:25DL 1653	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 13:36 → CLE 15:23DL 2545	6h 58m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	1h 31m Atlanta	ATL 09:43 → CLE 11:32DL 2978	5h 16m	96%	84%
Southwest Details →	DTW 08:40 → MDW 08:55WN 1781	3h 20m Chicago	MDW 12:15 → CLE 14:25WN 1813	5h 45m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 10:05 → BOS 12:05DL 2648	2h 49m Boston	BOS 14:54 → CLE 17:06DL 5641 · flown by Republic	7h 01m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	2h 05m Minneapolis	MSP 10:00 → CLE 12:52DL 2057	5h 51m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:25 → ATL 09:26DL 965	2h 26m Atlanta	ATL 11:52 → CLE 13:38DL 775	6h 13m	97%	82%
Southwest Details →	DTW 06:30 → BNA 07:05WN 4581	3h 00m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → CLE 12:35WN 4571	6h 05m	98%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 12:25 → ATL 14:23DL 2188	1h 03m Atlanta	ATL 15:26 → CLE 17:17DL 880	4h 52m	74%	61%
American Details →	DTW 19:58 → CLT 21:55AA 1794	55m Charlotte	CLT 22:50 → CLE 00:29 +1AA 2260	4h 31m	69%	45%
Southwest Details →	DTW 16:42 → DEN 17:48WN 4450	1h 42m Denver	DEN 19:30 → CLE 00:20 +1WN 2337	7h 40m	67%	20%

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

IAD · 55m · leaves 10:13 11%

ORD · 59m · leaves 06:00 14%

PHL · 46m · leaves 06:05 16%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 11m · leaves 17:23 25%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 18:20 29%

CLT · 55m · leaves 19:58 31%

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 2555 DTW 07:00 → MCO United UA 486 MCO 11:35 → CLE Connection details →	1h 56m	7h 06m	96%	87%
Delta DL 4684 DTW 08:50 → MDW Southwest WN 1813 MDW 12:15 → CLE Connection details →	3h 01m	5h 35m	100%	85%
Frontier F9 1263 DTW 06:10 → ATL Delta DL 775 ATL 11:52 → CLE Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 28m	97%	82%

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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