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 7 am and 30% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	DTW	PBI	3h 02m	82%	1.3%	475	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DTW 07:00 → CLT 08:54AA 1439	2h 10m Charlotte	CLT 11:04 → PBI 12:58AA 2279	5h 58m	97%	81%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → EWR 07:45UA 3652 · flown by Republic	1h 21m Newark	EWR 09:06 → PBI 12:06UA 2018	6h 06m	95%	81%
Southwest Details →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	55m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → PBI 10:50WN 1041	5h 00m	89%	80%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 11:03 → PBI 12:54DL 1190	7h 39m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → PBI 11:46DL 1527	5h 29m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:25 → ATL 10:25DL 1653	3h 33m Atlanta	ATL 13:58 → PBI 15:50DL 838	7h 25m	99%	78%
American Details →	DTW 06:00 → LGA 07:47AA 4477 · flown by Republic	3h 53m New York	LGA 11:40 → PBI 14:48AA 4475 · flown by Republic	8h 48m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	DTW 10:25 → ATL 12:25DL 2856	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 15:28 → PBI 17:23DL 1458	6h 58m	98%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 16:00 → ATL 18:04DL 1467	54m Atlanta	ATL 18:58 → PBI 20:51DL 1058	4h 52m	70%	43%
American Details →	DTW 19:58 → CLT 21:55AA 1794	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 22:56 → PBI 00:51 +1AA 1764	4h 53m	73%	42%
American Details →	DTW 15:52 → DFW 17:50AA 1793	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:50 → PBI 22:45AA 2467	6h 53m	68%	39%

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

BWI · 55m · leaves 05:50 11%

ATL · 55m · leaves 05:17 11%

PHL · 59m · leaves 06:05 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 19:58 27%

ATL · 54m · leaves 16:00 30%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 15:52 32%

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.


United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD American AA 2269 ORD 08:09 → PBI Connection details →	2h 16m	6h 43m	95%	79%
Delta DL 2481 DTW 07:05 → CLT American AA 2279 CLT 11:04 → PBI Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 53m	93%	76%
Delta DL 2341 DTW 07:10 → BWI Southwest WN 1044 BWI 11:35 → PBI Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 55m	98%	75%

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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