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 6% of the time at 7 am and 63% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	DTW	2h 05m	82%	3.9%	1,985	Flying now
American	LGA	DTW	2h 05m	76%	4.6%	1,045	Flying now
Spirit	LGA	DTW	1h 59m	75%	7.4%	909	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.


Delta Details →	LGA 07:55 → MSP 09:48DL 2473	3h 07m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → DTW 15:38DL 1519	7h 43m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	LGA 07:15 → RIC 08:50DL 5664 · flown by Republic	3h 46m Richmond	RIC 12:36 → DTW 14:21DL 3166	7h 06m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:30 → STL 08:08DL 4939 · flown by Endeavor	2h 12m St Louis	STL 10:20 → DTW 12:55DL 2868	6h 25m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	LGA 07:30 → CMH 09:19DL 5686 · flown by Republic	2h 49m Columbus	CMH 12:08 → DTW 13:20DL 5810 · flown by Republic	5h 49m	99%	85%
American Details →	LGA 06:30 → ORD 08:14AA 462	1h 46m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	6h 04m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	LGA 14:45 → GRR 17:07DL 5104 · flown by Endeavor	2h 34m Grand Rapids	GRR 19:41 → DTW 20:45DL 5800 · flown by Republic	6h 00m	94%	82%
United Details →	LGA 06:00 → IAH 08:44UA 2371	1h 01m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	7h 42m	93%	82%
Delta Details →	LGA 11:45 → IND 14:06DL 5642 · flown by Republic	1h 54m Indianapolis	IND 16:00 → DTW 17:19DL 5846 · flown by Republic	5h 35m	92%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LGA 16:25 → ORD 18:17UA 1156	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	5h 54m	69%	41%
Delta Details →	LGA 14:45 → DCA 16:20DL 5709 · flown by Republic	1h 09m Washington	DCA 17:29 → DTW 19:15DL 1454	4h 29m	68%	40%
American Details →	LGA 16:00 → ORD 18:08AA 396	48m Chicago	ORD 18:56 → DTW 21:34AA 4931 · flown by SkyWest	5h 33m	53%	27%

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 20m · leaves 06:00 5%

BOS · 53m · leaves 06:59 6%

IAD · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 47m · leaves 14:51 46%

ORD · 48m · leaves 16:00 47%

ATL · 54m · leaves 18:48 63%

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 4486 LGA 07:50 → RIC Delta DL 3166 RIC 12:36 → DTW Connection details →	3h 04m	6h 31m	100%	92%
American AA 4398 LGA 06:45 → CMH Delta DL 5810 CMH 12:08 → DTW Connection details →	3h 29m	6h 34m	100%	89%
American AA 3084 LGA 06:00 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	1h 44m	5h 30m	96%	85%

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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