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 75-minute layover misses 8% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MKE	DTW	1h 12m	80%	1.2%	1,624	Flying now
Spirit	MKE	DTW	–	100%few flights	10.0%	10	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 Milwaukee). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	MKE 08:00 → MSP 09:28DL 4458 · flown by SkyWest	3h 27m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → DTW 15:38DL 1519	6h 38m	98%	89%
Southwest Details →	MKE 05:45 → MDW 06:35WN 3178	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 07:55 → DTW 10:05WN 1775	3h 20m	100%	85%
American Details →	MKE 05:02 → ORD 06:14AA 6358 · flown by SkyWest	1h 16m Chicago	ORD 07:30 → DTW 10:03AA 4103 · flown by Envoy	4h 02m	94%	85%
United Details →	MKE 05:00 → ORD 05:59UA 5799 · flown by SkyWest	1h 21m Chicago	ORD 07:20 → DTW 09:52UA 1344	3h 52m	91%	84%
American Details →	MKE 06:08 → ORD 07:30AA 4914 · flown by SkyWest	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	5h 26m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	MKE 05:40 → ATL 08:42DL 1221	2h 18m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 16m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	MKE 12:07 → MSP 13:29DL 561	2h 46m Minneapolis	MSP 16:15 → DTW 18:59DL 1476	5h 53m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	MKE 06:20 → MSP 07:43DL 4460 · flown by SkyWest	1h 17m Minneapolis	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	4h 23m	87%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MKE 08:50 → ORD 10:00UA 5402 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 10:50 → DTW 13:27UA 5756 · flown by SkyWest	3h 37m	63%	47%
United Details →	MKE 17:29 → ORD 18:40UA 5648 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	3h 50m	60%	35%
American Details →	MKE 13:30 → CLT 16:37AA 2134	48m Charlotte	CLT 17:25 → DTW 19:18AA 1794	4h 46m	47%	29%

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

MDW · 1h 20m · leaves 05:45 0%

BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 07:40 5%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 05:02 6%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 18:40 24%

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 17:29 40%

CLT · 48m · leaves 13:30 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 2936 MKE 07:00 → BWI Delta DL 1546 BWI 12:32 → DTW Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 08m	97%	85%
Southwest WN 445 MKE 10:25 → BNA Delta DL 1557 BNA 14:03 → DTW Connection details →	2h 08m	5h 22m	98%	84%
Southwest WN 3178 MKE 05:45 → MDW Delta DL 4674 MDW 09:17 → DTW Connection details →	2h 42m	4h 50m	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