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 10 am and 1 time in 4 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MEM	DTW	1h 56m	81%	1.7%	1,126	Flying now
Spirit	MEM	DTW	–	83%few flights	7.7%	13	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 (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Memphis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MEM 06:21 → ORD 08:29AA 4279 · flown by Envoy	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	5h 13m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	MEM 08:27 → ATL 10:51DL 5247 · flown by Endeavor	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	6h 15m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	MEM 05:15 → ATL 07:35DL 1666	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 41m	98%	81%
American Details →	MEM 05:00 → CLT 07:46AA 978	3h 29m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	7h 01m	98%	79%
American Details →	MEM 10:32 → ORD 12:31AA 3683 · flown by Envoy	2h 28m Chicago	ORD 14:59 → DTW 17:34AA 3980 · flown by Envoy	6h 02m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	MEM 10:36 → ATL 12:54DL 2071	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 15:28 → DTW 17:28DL 1005	5h 52m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	MEM 11:38 → ATL 13:59DL 851	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 17:10 → DTW 19:11DL 2067	6h 33m	100%	76%
Southwest Details →	MEM 05:15 → MDW 06:50WN 2916	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 07:55 → DTW 10:05WN 1775	3h 50m	88%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MEM 18:49 → CLT 21:50AA 5269 · flown by PSA	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 22:51 → DTW 00:41 +1AA 370	4h 52m	67%	48%
American Details →	MEM 17:38 → PHL 21:10AA 5266 · flown by PSA	54m Philadelphia	PHL 22:04 → DTW 23:59AA 5169 · flown by PSA	5h 21m	65%	40%
American Details →	MEM 12:03 → DFW 13:45AA 1935	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:47 → DTW 18:29AA 1786	5h 26m	56%	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

DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 09:40 6%

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 06:36 6%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 07:25 6%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 18:49 33%

PHL · 54m · leaves 17:38 35%

DFW · 46m · leaves 17:19 53%

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.


Southwest WN 2916 MEM 05:15 → MDW Delta DL 4674 MDW 09:17 → DTW Connection details →	2h 27m	5h 20m	100%	84%
American AA 4279 MEM 06:21 → ORD Delta DL 3673 ORD 11:30 → DTW Connection details →	3h 01m	6h 38m	100%	83%
American AA 978 MEM 05:00 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	1h 56m	5h 30m	92%	82%

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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