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 7% of the time at 10 am and 35% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	PBI	DTW	3h 01m	77%	1.3%	475	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 →	PBI 06:00 → ATL 07:50DL 1376	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 56m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	PBI 08:00 → ATL 09:50DL 1301	3h 57m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	7h 42m	99%	83%
American Details →	PBI 05:43 → CLT 07:40AA 2848	3h 35m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	7h 18m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	PBI 10:03 → ATL 11:54DL 1266	3h 34m Atlanta	ATL 15:28 → DTW 17:28DL 1005	7h 25m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	PBI 16:55 → ATL 18:55DL 838	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 21:53 → DTW 23:57DL 651	7h 02m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	PBI 12:51 → ATL 14:49DL 1527	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 18:11 → DTW 20:14DL 1478	7h 22m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	PBI 07:20 → LGA 10:10DL 2532	2h 45m New York	LGA 12:55 → DTW 14:51DL 1122	7h 31m	99%	73%
American Details →	PBI 17:27 → CLT 19:31AA 2270	3h 20m Charlotte	CLT 22:51 → DTW 00:41 +1AA 370	7h 14m	96%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PBI 10:50 → LGA 13:40DL 2526	49m New York	LGA 14:29 → DTW 16:34DL 308	5h 44m	62%	47%
United Details →	PBI 17:15 → EWR 20:15UA 1395	1h 07m Newark	EWR 21:22 → DTW 23:30UA 3412 · flown by Republic	6h 16m	65%	43%
American Details →	PBI 17:27 → CLT 19:31AA 2270	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 20:46 → DTW 22:34AA 419	5h 07m	64%	41%

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

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 08:03 7%

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 08:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 07m · leaves 17:15 35%

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 17:27 36%

IAH · 51m · leaves 17:05 43%

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 3189 PBI 07:10 → BWI Delta DL 1546 BWI 12:32 → DTW Connection details →	2h 57m	6h 58m	100%	88%
American AA 2848 PBI 05:43 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	2h 02m	5h 47m	97%	87%
Southwest WN 3083 PBI 06:10 → MCO Delta DL 2845 MCO 09:00 → DTW Connection details →	1h 50m	5h 23m	98%	87%

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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