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

The nonstop is quickest: United IAH → TVC (3h 04m), on time 63% of the time. United via O'Hare (5h 33m) is more reliable, 83%, but takes 2h 29m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	IAH	TVC	3h 04m	63%	0.0%	60	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 (Traverse City is 1 h ahead of Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	IAH 05:04 → ORD 07:59UA 1044	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → TVC 11:37UA 4169 · flown by GoJet	5h 33m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	IAH 15:27 → DTW 19:15DL 1865	3h 36m Detroit	DTW 22:51 → TVC 22:42DL 2424	7h 31m	100%	76%
United Details →	IAH 05:15 → DEN 06:47UA 1874	2h 58m Denver	DEN 09:45 → TVC 14:26UA 1887	8h 11m	99%	75%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 07:30 → BOS 12:28UA 1977	1h 37m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	8h 08m	91%	75%
Delta Details →	IAH 06:30 → MSP 09:18DL 1050	1h 06m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	5h 24m	91%	73%
American Details →	IAH 06:01 → CLT 09:43AA 2011	3h 22m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → TVC 15:31AA 5628 · flown by PSA	8h 28m	98%	72%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 07:24 → ORD 10:20UA 2182	3h 35m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → TVC 16:17AA 3772 · flown by Envoy	7h 53m	98%	71%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	IAH 08:05 → ORD 11:01UA 1617	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 13:44 → TVC 16:06AA 4903 · flown by SkyWest	7h 01m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IAH 07:20 → DEN 08:52UA 1575	53m Denver	DEN 09:45 → TVC 14:26UA 1887	6h 06m	74%	55%

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

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 05:04 3%

MSP · 1h 06m · leaves 06:30 9%

DEN · 53m · leaves 07:20 26%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 13:41 19%

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