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 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	RIC	DTW	1h 58m	84%	0.9%	1,017	Flying now
Spirit	RIC	DTW	–	89%few flights	0.0%	9	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	RIC 06:15 → IAH 08:17UA 2464	1h 28m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	7h 27m	97%	86%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 13m Charlotte	CLT 07:28 → DTW 09:17AA 1791	4h 15m	95%	86%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DTW 12:32AA 3498 · flown by Envoy	6h 34m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 09:18 → DTW 11:10DL 1298	5h 27m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → ATL 08:48DL 1402	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	5h 56m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	1h 15m Boston	BOS 09:15 → DTW 11:25DL 1748	5h 21m	92%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 10:19 → ATL 12:01DL 1462	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	5h 23m	98%	79%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 21m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	6h 31m	99%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	1h 10m Charlotte	CLT 22:51 → DTW 00:41 +1AA 370	4h 28m	65%	48%
United Details →	RIC 17:24 → ORD 18:53UA 3635 · flown by Republic	54m Chicago	ORD 19:47 → DTW 22:19UA 2426	4h 55m	65%	38%
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:47 → DTW 22:36AA 3108	7h 17m	68%	34%

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 13m · leaves 05:02 5%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 08:05 7%

BOS · 1h 15m · leaves 06:04 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 54m · leaves 17:24 35%

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 20:13 35%

MSP · 1h 17m · leaves 14:15 36%

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 549 RIC 05:02 → CLT Delta DL 1639 CLT 09:42 → DTW Connection details →	3h 27m	6h 28m	98%	88%
United UA 4503 RIC 06:30 → IAD Delta DL 2884 IAD 11:10 → DTW Connection details →	3h 37m	6h 14m	97%	86%
Southwest WN 3438 RIC 06:15 → BWI Delta DL 2341 BWI 09:39 → DTW Connection details →	2h 29m	4h 52m	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