Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s DTW → TVC flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	TVC	1h 14m	76%	2.0%	1,184	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DTW 06:45 → ORD 07:30AA 6465 · flown by SkyWest	2h 02m Chicago	ORD 09:32 → TVC 11:54AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	5h 09m	95%	84%
American Details →	DTW 06:00 → CLT 07:51AA 387	1h 19m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → TVC 11:39AA 5433 · flown by PSA	5h 39m	93%	81%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → ORD 06:26UA 4754 · flown by SkyWest	2h 34m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → TVC 11:37UA 4169 · flown by GoJet	5h 37m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	2h 29m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 10:05 → BOS 12:05DL 2648	2h 00m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	6h 33m	95%	78%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → EWR 07:45UA 3652 · flown by Republic	2h 51m Newark	EWR 10:36 → TVC 13:00UA 3588 · flown by Republic	7h 00m	98%	77%
United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	3h 07m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → TVC 11:37UA 5341 · flown by SkyWest	6h 07m	100%	76%
American Details →	DTW 10:33 → ORD 11:04AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → TVC 16:17AA 3772 · flown by Envoy	5h 44m	100%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DTW 14:10 → ORD 14:47UA 5381 · flown by SkyWest	48m Chicago	ORD 15:35 → TVC 17:57UA 5640 · flown by SkyWest	3h 47m	54%	27%

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 09m · leaves 10:01 6%

ORD · 47m · leaves 10:33 13%

ATL · 48m · leaves 06:17 24%

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 4190 ORD 09:32 → TVC Connection details →	3h 39m	6h 24m	100%	86%
Delta DL 2566 DTW 07:00 → EWR United UA 3588 EWR 10:36 → TVC Connection details →	1h 52m	6h 00m	92%	73%
Delta DL 1558 DTW 07:05 → DCA American AA 4138 DCA 11:20 → TVC Connection details →	2h 43m	6h 22m	96%	70%

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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