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 GSO → DTW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	GSO	DTW	1h 45m	80%	2.2%	777	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.


American Details →	GSO 05:16 → CLT 06:09AA 1078	1h 19m Charlotte	CLT 07:28 → DTW 09:17AA 1791	4h 01m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	GSO 05:25 → ATL 06:44DL 3018	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 09:18 → DTW 11:10DL 1298	5h 47m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	GSO 06:35 → ATL 07:56DL 3004	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 21m	99%	82%
United Details →	GSO 06:15 → IAD 07:33UA 4251 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 02m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	3h 59m	92%	81%
Delta Details →	GSO 10:14 → ATL 11:31DL 3173	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	5h 28m	99%	81%
American Details →	GSO 07:18 → CLT 08:20AA 3965 · flown by Envoy	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	5h 43m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	GSO 06:00 → LGA 07:40DL 5292 · flown by Endeavor	1h 45m New York	LGA 09:25 → DTW 11:25DL 1078	5h 24m	92%	76%
American Details →	GSO 06:07 → PHL 07:39AA 5958 · flown by Piedmont	2h 51m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → DTW 12:28AA 5530 · flown by PSA	6h 21m	97%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	GSO 14:20 → LGA 16:04DL 5862 · flown by Republic	56m New York	LGA 17:00 → DTW 19:15DL 999	4h 55m	73%	48%
American Details →	GSO 18:39 → CLT 19:45AA 1895	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 20:46 → DTW 22:34AA 419	3h 55m	62%	40%
United Details →	GSO 17:37 → ORD 19:00UA 4451 · flown by GoJet	47m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	4h 42m	64%	37%

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 19m · leaves 05:16 6%

IAD · 1h 02m · leaves 06:15 8%

LGA · 1h 19m · leaves 10:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 56m · leaves 14:20 27%

ORD · 47m · leaves 17:37 36%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 18:39 38%

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.


American AA 1078 GSO 05:16 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	3h 33m	6h 14m	96%	86%
United UA 4251 GSO 06:15 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 37m	6h 29m	95%	85%
American AA 5958 GSO 06:07 → PHL Delta DL 2968 PHL 09:46 → DTW Connection details →	2h 07m	5h 24m	94%	80%

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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