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 9 am and 16% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	OMA	DTW	2h 05m	82%	0.7%	1,177	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 Omaha). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	OMA 08:00 → MSP 09:25DL 3512 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → DTW 15:38DL 1519	6h 38m	96%	87%
United Details →	OMA 06:15 → IAH 08:37UA 2399	1h 08m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	6h 27m	94%	84%
Southwest Details →	OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 07:55 → DTW 10:05WN 1775	3h 40m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	OMA 06:15 → MSP 07:35DL 3864 · flown by SkyWest	1h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 09:00 → DTW 11:43DL 1433	4h 28m	93%	82%
Delta Details →	OMA 05:46 → ATL 08:59DL 1136	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 10m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	OMA 10:56 → MSP 12:15DL 3831 · flown by SkyWest	4h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 16:15 → DTW 18:59DL 1476	7h 04m	98%	76%
American Details →	OMA 06:20 → CLT 09:58AA 1042	1h 17m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	5h 41m	93%	74%
American Details →	OMA 07:10 → ORD 09:01AA 3197	59m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	4h 24m	88%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	OMA 12:06 → DFW 14:00AA 2226	47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:47 → DTW 18:29AA 1786	5h 23m	64%	30%
Southwest Details →	OMA 16:25 → MDW 17:50WN 4094	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 18:50 → DTW 21:00WN 4200	3h 37m	43%	21%
American Details →	OMA 16:58 → DFW 19:05AA 2229	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:55 → DTW 23:40AA 690	5h 42m	33%	20%

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 05m · leaves 05:25 4%

IAH · 1h 08m · leaves 06:15 6%

CLT · 1h 17m · leaves 06:20 7%

Afternoon and evening

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 16:25 57%

ORD · 46m · leaves 18:40 59%

DFW · 50m · leaves 16:58 67%

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 3127 OMA 06:15 → DEN United UA 1915 DEN 09:35 → DTW Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 12m	98%	92%
American AA 5074 OMA 06:00 → PHL Delta DL 2331 PHL 12:36 → DTW Connection details →	2h 40m	7h 22m	99%	85%
United UA 5594 OMA 11:30 → DEN Delta DL 1648 DEN 14:59 → DTW Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 22m	100%	83%

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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