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 8% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	IND	1h 15m	77%	1.2%	2,308	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	DTW 06:30 → BNA 07:05WN 4581	3h 00m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → IND 12:20WN 537	5h 50m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 23m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	DTW 12:20 → MSP 13:14DL 2697	2h 31m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	6h 02m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	3h 25m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → IND 12:30WN 960	6h 40m	100%	86%
American Details →	DTW 10:33 → ORD 11:04AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	1h 45m Chicago	ORD 12:49 → IND 15:03AA 3596 · flown by Envoy	4h 30m	99%	85%
American Details →	DTW 06:45 → ORD 07:30AA 6465 · flown by SkyWest	2h 00m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → IND 11:40AA 843	4h 55m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	1h 49m Atlanta	ATL 08:59 → IND 10:31DL 2952	5h 16m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:25 → ATL 10:25DL 1653	3h 23m Atlanta	ATL 13:48 → IND 15:20DL 3134	6h 55m	99%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 07:03 → JFK 09:00DL 5216 · flown by Endeavor	50m New York	JFK 09:50 → IND 12:12DL 4976 · flown by Endeavor	5h 13m	73%	60%
United Details →	DTW 14:10 → ORD 14:47UA 5381 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 15:35 → IND 17:52UA 5985 · flown by SkyWest	3h 42m	54%	33%
United Details →	DTW 18:20 → ORD 18:57UA 5264 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → IND 22:05UA 3707 · flown by Republic	3h 45m	46%	31%

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

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 10:01 6%

MDW · 1h 10m · leaves 08:40 8%

DCA · 1h 20m · leaves 06:49 10%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 15:52 25%

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:20 54%

MDW · 50m · leaves 20:25 79%

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 1558 DTW 07:05 → DCA American AA 4407 DCA 11:59 → IND Connection details →	3h 22m	6h 51m	98%	91%
United UA 4754 DTW 06:00 → ORD American AA 843 ORD 09:30 → IND Connection details →	3h 04m	5h 40m	96%	84%
United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD American AA 2898 ORD 09:30 → IND Connection details →	3h 37m	6h 10m	100%	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