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

No clear winner: United’s EWR → TVC flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	TVC	2h 23m	78%	2.3%	87	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 13m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → TVC 11:39AA 5433 · flown by PSA	6h 39m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:30 → BOS 10:55DL 5764 · flown by Republic	3h 10m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	7h 08m	100%	81%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 09:32 → TVC 11:54AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	5h 54m	92%	79%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:00 → BOS 08:17UA 593	1h 56m Boston	BOS 10:13 → TVC 12:44AA 4516 · flown by Republic	5h 44m	90%	79%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:15 → MSP 08:13DL 1641	2h 11m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	6h 39m	94%	73%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	1h 00m Denver	DEN 09:45 → TVC 14:26UA 1887	7h 56m	95%	72%
American Details →	EWR 07:30 → CLT 09:35AA 1575	3h 30m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → TVC 15:31AA 5628 · flown by PSA	7h 59m	98%	72%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:30 → DCA 07:46UA 4437 · flown by GoJet	3h 34m Washington	DCA 11:20 → TVC 13:27AA 4138 · flown by Envoy	6h 57m	97%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → TVC 20:19UA 2790	5h 34m	72%	43%
United Details →	EWR 13:00 → ORD 14:43UA 2053	52m Chicago	ORD 15:35 → TVC 17:57UA 5640 · flown by SkyWest	4h 57m	68%	34%

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

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:30 5%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 5%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 06:00 5%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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