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 1 time in 10 at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	DTW	CLT	1h 58m	85%	1.9%	2,065	Flying now
Delta	DTW	CLT	1h 53m	82%	1.4%	1,381	Flying now
Spirit	DTW	CLT	1h 48m	83%	1.4%	72	Not flying now
Frontier	DTW	CLT	1h 51m	59%few flights	3.3%	30	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DTW 10:33 → ORD 11:04AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	2h 13m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	5h 56m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	DTW 06:30 → BNA 07:05WN 4581	3h 05m Nashville	BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477	6h 05m	98%	85%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → ORD 06:26UA 4754 · flown by SkyWest	4h 00m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 50m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	6h 11m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:25 → ATL 09:26DL 965	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 10m	98%	82%
United Details →	DTW 11:00 → ORD 11:29UA 426	3h 01m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	6h 59m	98%	78%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → EWR 07:45UA 3652 · flown by Republic	2h 18m Newark	EWR 10:03 → CLT 12:07UA 3504 · flown by Republic	6h 07m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	DTW 18:09 → ATL 20:19DL 2053	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 50m	94%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 16:00 → ATL 18:04DL 1467	51m Atlanta	ATL 18:55 → CLT 20:14DL 720	4h 16m	67%	37%
American Details →	DTW 15:52 → DFW 17:50AA 1793	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229	6h 46m	71%	35%
Southwest Details →	DTW 17:45 → BWI 19:15WN 1526	50m Baltimore	BWI 20:05 → CLT 21:40WN 915	4h 00m	22%	11%

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 · 56m · leaves 10:33 7%

BOS · 58m · leaves 07:05 10%

BWI · 55m · leaves 05:50 11%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 15:52 29%

ATL · 51m · leaves 16:00 33%

BWI · 50m · leaves 17:45 78%

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 1145 DTW 08:40 → MYR American AA 5883 MYR 13:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 24m	5h 37m	95%	94%
Southwest WN 1783 DTW 07:00 → STL American AA 2733 STL 09:25 → CLT Connection details →	1h 50m	5h 17m	98%	89%
Delta DL 2555 DTW 07:00 → MCO American AA 2074 MCO 12:48 → CLT Connection details →	3h 09m	7h 45m	99%	88%

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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