Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


United	ORD	TVC	1h 22m	70%	3.9%	2,008	Flying now
American	ORD	TVC	1h 18m	67%	5.7%	1,604	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Traverse City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Traverse City is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → TVC 11:39AA 5433 · flown by PSA	5h 32m	90%	78%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:30 → MSP 08:06DL 1717	2h 18m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	5h 24m	95%	77%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → EWR 09:12UA 2295	1h 24m Newark	EWR 10:36 → TVC 13:00UA 3588 · flown by Republic	6h 00m	95%	75%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	2h 03m Denver	DEN 09:45 → TVC 14:26UA 1887	7h 26m	100%	75%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → PHL 08:05AA 2970	2h 25m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → TVC 12:47AA 5480 · flown by PSA	6h 47m	94%	73%
American Details →	ORD 05:58 → DCA 09:15AA 4339 · flown by Republic	2h 05m Washington	DCA 11:20 → TVC 13:27AA 4138 · flown by Envoy	6h 29m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	ORD 17:22 → DTW 19:51DL 2358	3h 00m Detroit	DTW 22:51 → TVC 22:42DL 2424	5h 36m	94%	67%
American Details →	ORD 08:00 → CLT 11:08AA 3222	1h 57m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → TVC 15:31AA 5628 · flown by PSA	6h 29m	90%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORD 19:17 → DTW 21:52DL 1084	59m Detroit	DTW 22:51 → TVC 22:42DL 2424	3h 41m	68%	47%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:52 → DTW 11:23DL 4456 · flown by SkyWest	52m Detroit	DTW 12:15 → TVC 13:27DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	3h 35m	68%	46%
Delta Details →	ORD 12:27 → MSP 14:10DL 1567	1h 15m Minneapolis	MSP 15:25 → TVC 17:55DL 4915 · flown by Endeavor	4h 28m	75%	35%

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

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 07:35 5%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 05:07 10%

DEN · 50m · leaves 07:05 11%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 59m · leaves 19:17 32%

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 4106 ORD 08:30 → BOS Delta DL 5821 BOS 14:05 → TVC Connection details →	1h 58m	7h 08m	97%	81%
United UA 1077 ORD 06:00 → DCA American AA 4138 DCA 11:20 → TVC Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 27m	98%	73%
United UA 2232 ORD 07:00 → MSP Delta DL 3995 MSP 10:24 → TVC Connection details →	1h 43m	4h 54m	89%	72%

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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