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 13% of the time at 9 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	PIT	1h 10m	78%	1.1%	1,578	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	3h 20m Baltimore	BWI 10:40 → PIT 11:45WN 1052	5h 55m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:05 → BOS 09:07DL 1163	2h 38m Boston	BOS 11:45 → PIT 13:40DL 5731 · flown by Republic	6h 35m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	1h 53m Atlanta	ATL 09:03 → PIT 10:45DL 1363	5h 27m	95%	85%
American Details →	DTW 06:45 → ORD 07:30AA 6465 · flown by SkyWest	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 09:45 → PIT 12:32AA 4484 · flown by Republic	5h 47m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:25 → ATL 10:25DL 1653	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 14:07 → PIT 15:50DL 1353	7h 24m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	2h 48m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → PIT 12:42DL 1345	6h 25m	98%	84%
United Details →	DTW 10:13 → IAD 11:50UA 3500 · flown by Republic	1h 06m Dulles	IAD 12:56 → PIT 14:03UA 2066	3h 50m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 10:25 → ATL 12:25DL 2856	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 15:29 → PIT 17:15DL 1568	6h 50m	98%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 07:03 → JFK 09:00DL 5216 · flown by Endeavor	50m New York	JFK 09:50 → PIT 11:45DL 5086 · flown by Endeavor	4h 42m	73%	54%
American Details →	DTW 19:58 → CLT 21:55AA 1794	52m Charlotte	CLT 22:47 → PIT 00:16 +1AA 1962	4h 18m	67%	46%
United Details →	DTW 19:05 → EWR 20:59UA 3644 · flown by Republic	51m Newark	EWR 21:50 → PIT 23:23UA 3477 · flown by Republic	4h 18m	62%	40%

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

IAD · 1h 06m · leaves 10:13 6%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 10:01 6%

LGA · 1h 20m · leaves 10:05 9%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 20m · leaves 17:29 36%

EWR · 51m · leaves 19:05 38%

ATL · 47m · leaves 18:09 39%

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 2884 DTW 08:50 → IAD United UA 2066 IAD 12:56 → PIT Connection details →	2h 33m	5h 13m	100%	88%
United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD American AA 4478 ORD 08:25 → PIT Connection details →	2h 32m	5h 40m	100%	88%
JetBlue B6 1236 DTW 07:30 → BOS Delta DL 5731 BOS 11:45 → PIT Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 10m	96%	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