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 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	DTW	2h 07m	84%	5.4%	1,637	Flying now
Delta	EWR	DTW	2h 00m	80%	3.4%	1,630	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	DTW	1h 56m	68%	7.9%	495	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 13m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	4h 14m	98%	85%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAH 08:41UA 492	1h 04m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	7h 42m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	2h 55m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	7h 12m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 56m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:30 → BOS 10:55DL 5764 · flown by Republic	2h 15m Boston	BOS 13:10 → DTW 15:20DL 2222	5h 49m	99%	77%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	7h 01m	98%	77%
American Details →	EWR 06:56 → ORD 08:44AA 3267	1h 16m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	5h 38m	89%	75%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:30 → RDU 11:18DL 5124 · flown by Endeavor	1h 42m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 13:00 → DTW 14:58DL 2265	5h 28m	88%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 15:08 → IAD 16:32UA 1992	50m Dulles	IAD 17:22 → DTW 19:02UA 6246 · flown by Mesa	3h 54m	55%	40%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	5h 34m	64%	39%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → DTW 20:22UA 5232 · flown by SkyWest	5h 37m	63%	33%

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 13m · leaves 06:00 2%

IAH · 1h 04m · leaves 06:00 6%

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 07:59 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 18:59 32%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 18:15 41%

IAD · 50m · leaves 15:08 45%

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 3669 EWR 09:52 → IND Delta DL 5846 IND 16:00 → DTW Connection details →	3h 55m	7h 28m	98%	88%
American AA 1113 EWR 05:00 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 30m	96%	87%
United UA 3419 EWR 13:52 → GRR Delta DL 5800 GRR 19:41 → DTW Connection details →	3h 38m	6h 53m	99%	86%

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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