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 35% of the time at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	MSN	1h 23m	75%	1.0%	1,338	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	DTW 07:05 → ORD 07:42UA 5553 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → MSN 11:49UA 5843 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	96%	87%
American Details →	DTW 06:49 → DCA 08:39AA 5244 · flown by PSA	2h 11m Washington	DCA 10:50 → MSN 12:13AA 4523 · flown by Republic	6h 24m	94%	86%
American Details →	DTW 06:45 → ORD 07:30AA 6465 · flown by SkyWest	3h 22m Chicago	ORD 10:52 → MSN 12:02AA 3437 · flown by Envoy	6h 17m	98%	85%
American Details →	DTW 07:00 → CLT 08:54AA 1439	2h 18m Charlotte	CLT 11:12 → MSN 12:37AA 5457 · flown by PSA	6h 34m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	2h 10m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → MSN 10:22DL 2681	6h 07m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	DTW 09:00 → MSP 09:55DL 2258	3h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → MSN 14:05DL 4032 · flown by SkyWest	6h 05m	99%	81%
American Details →	DTW 10:33 → ORD 11:04AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	2h 10m Chicago	ORD 13:14 → MSN 14:19AA 3716 · flown by Envoy	4h 49m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	2h 17m Minneapolis	MSP 10:12 → MSN 11:20DL 4102 · flown by SkyWest	5h 19m	96%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 20:05 → MSP 21:00DL 1303	59m Minneapolis	MSP 21:59 → MSN 23:00DL 1599	3h 57m	65%	53%
American Details →	DTW 19:58 → CLT 21:55AA 1794	50m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → MSN 23:42AA 1426	5h 01m	66%	44%
United Details →	DTW 18:20 → ORD 18:57UA 5264 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → MSN 20:57UA 5768 · flown by SkyWest	3h 37m	46%	30%

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

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 06:17 9%

EWR · 53m · leaves 06:00 15%

LGA · 55m · leaves 10:05 17%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 50m · leaves 19:58 34%

MSP · 59m · leaves 20:05 35%

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:20 54%

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 4456 DTW 07:30 → ORD American AA 3437 ORD 10:52 → MSN Connection details →	2h 53m	5h 32m	97%	87%
American AA 6465 DTW 06:45 → ORD United UA 5843 ORD 10:35 → MSN Connection details →	3h 05m	6h 04m	96%	85%
Delta DL 1558 DTW 07:05 → DCA American AA 4523 DCA 10:50 → MSN Connection details →	2h 13m	6h 08m	92%	85%

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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