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 one-hour layover misses 7% of the time at 6 am and 27% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	IND	DTW	1h 14m	83%	1.3%	2,307	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 →	IND 06:00 → ORD 06:20UA 3479 · flown by Republic	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 07:20 → DTW 09:52UA 1344	3h 52m	93%	87%
American Details →	IND 05:36 → ORD 06:00AA 4362 · flown by Republic	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 07:30 → DTW 10:03AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	4h 28m	97%	86%
United Details →	IND 05:35 → IAD 07:19UA 3997 · flown by Mesa	1h 16m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	4h 39m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → MSP 07:50DL 2757	1h 10m Minneapolis	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	4h 43m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	1h 39m Atlanta	ATL 09:18 → DTW 11:10DL 1298	5h 12m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → ATL 08:42DL 3106	2h 18m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	5h 56m	99%	83%
American Details →	IND 06:40 → ORD 07:21AA 4597 · flown by Republic	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	5h 54m	97%	83%
United Details →	IND 07:00 → IAH 08:28UA 2358	1h 17m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	6h 42m	92%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IND 16:33 → ATL 18:15DL 3138	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 19:15 → DTW 21:16DL 1262	4h 43m	67%	46%
United Details →	IND 16:25 → ORD 16:48UA 2680	57m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → DTW 20:22UA 5232 · flown by SkyWest	3h 57m	61%	32%
United Details →	IND 18:33 → ORD 19:00UA 5435 · flown by SkyWest	47m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	3h 46m	44%	25%

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

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 08:05 3%

MSP · 1h 10m · leaves 07:00 4%

LGA · 1h 08m · leaves 06:10 4%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 49m · leaves 17:55 34%

DFW · 58m · leaves 17:23 38%

ORD · 47m · leaves 18:33 56%

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 6210 IND 05:35 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 51m	7h 09m	100%	90%
United UA 3479 IND 06:00 → ORD American AA 3498 ORD 10:00 → DTW Connection details →	3h 40m	6h 34m	99%	84%
Southwest WN 2113 IND 05:35 → BWI Delta DL 2341 BWI 09:39 → DTW Connection details →	2h 29m	5h 32m	100%	84%

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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