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 8 am and 30% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	MKE	1h 16m	77%	1.2%	1,624	Flying now
Spirit	DTW	MKE	–	100%few flights	10.0%	10	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	3h 25m Baltimore	BWI 10:45 → MKE 11:50WN 1011	7h 00m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 10:50 → MKE 11:51DL 1151	6h 34m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	DTW 08:40 → MDW 08:55WN 1781	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 10:15 → MKE 11:00WN 1702	3h 20m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:25 → ATL 10:25DL 1653	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → MKE 13:50DL 1246	6h 25m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:00 → LGA 08:47DL 1487	2h 18m New York	LGA 11:05 → MKE 12:36DL 5723 · flown by Republic	6h 40m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	DTW 06:30 → BNA 07:05WN 4581	1h 05m Nashville	BNA 08:10 → MKE 09:45WN 585	4h 15m	91%	81%
Delta Details →	DTW 09:00 → MSP 09:55DL 2258	3h 59m Minneapolis	MSP 13:54 → MKE 15:08DL 2006	7h 08m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	2h 45m Minneapolis	MSP 20:05 → MKE 21:28DL 4468 · flown by SkyWest	6h 03m	99%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	54m Minneapolis	MSP 18:14 → MKE 19:37DL 4464 · flown by SkyWest	4h 12m	70%	58%
United Details →	DTW 19:05 → EWR 20:59UA 3644 · flown by Republic	1h 00m Newark	EWR 21:59 → MKE 23:34UA 3564 · flown by Republic	5h 29m	71%	41%
United Details →	DTW 18:20 → ORD 18:57UA 5264 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → MKE 20:56UA 4711 · flown by SkyWest	3h 36m	46%	28%

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

MDW · 1h 20m · leaves 08:40 4%

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 05:30 7%

ORD · 55m · leaves 10:33 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 17m · leaves 16:42 47%

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:20 54%

STL · 55m · leaves 20:15 60%

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 2341 DTW 07:10 → BWI Southwest WN 1011 BWI 10:45 → MKE Connection details →	2h 01m	5h 40m	95%	82%
Frontier F9 1263 DTW 06:10 → ATL Delta DL 1151 ATL 10:50 → MKE Connection details →	2h 19m	6h 41m	91%	79%
Delta DL 1716 DTW 12:35 → ORD United UA 5345 ORD 15:36 → MKE Connection details →	2h 33m	5h 07m	90%	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