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 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 30% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	PIT	DTW	1h 13m	82%	1.5%	1,577	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.


United Details →	PIT 06:15 → IAH 08:18UA 1859	1h 27m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	7h 27m	98%	88%
United Details →	PIT 06:06 → IAD 07:18UA 3679 · flown by Republic	1h 17m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → DTW 10:14UA 6137 · flown by Mesa	4h 08m	99%	87%
American Details →	PIT 06:23 → ORD 07:21AA 4427 · flown by Republic	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	6h 11m	99%	85%
American Details →	PIT 05:03 → CLT 06:35AA 349	53m Charlotte	CLT 07:28 → DTW 09:17AA 1791	4h 14m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:05 → LGA 07:34DL 5753 · flown by Republic	1h 51m New York	LGA 09:25 → DTW 11:25DL 1078	5h 19m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 05:45 → ATL 07:25DL 1504	1h 53m Atlanta	ATL 09:18 → DTW 11:10DL 1298	5h 27m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:05 → BOS 08:01DL 5690 · flown by Republic	1h 14m Boston	BOS 09:15 → DTW 11:25DL 1748	5h 20m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	PIT 07:00 → ATL 08:49DL 1383	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	5h 56m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PIT 14:25 → BOS 16:20DL 5731 · flown by Republic	55m Boston	BOS 17:15 → DTW 19:39DL 1432	5h 10m	70%	46%
American Details →	PIT 19:45 → PHL 21:09AA 6092 · flown by Piedmont	55m Philadelphia	PHL 22:04 → DTW 23:59AA 5169 · flown by PSA	4h 14m	68%	42%
American Details →	PIT 15:59 → ORD 16:50AA 555	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 18:07 → DTW 20:42AA 3500 · flown by Envoy	4h 43m	66%	36%

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

IAD · 1h 17m · leaves 06:06 1%

CLT · 53m · leaves 05:03 4%

BOS · 1h 14m · leaves 06:05 4%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 20:01 31%

PHL · 55m · leaves 19:45 32%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 15:59 34%

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 3386 PIT 06:45 → STL Delta DL 2868 STL 10:20 → DTW Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 10m	100%	91%
American AA 4531 PIT 08:00 → RDU Delta DL 2265 RDU 13:00 → DTW Connection details →	3h 32m	6h 58m	100%	90%
United UA 3679 PIT 06:06 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 52m	6h 38m	100%	89%

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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