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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Atlanta on time 83% of the time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	TVC	ATL	2h 20m	67%few flights	2.7%	37	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	2h 59m Minneapolis	MSP 17:15 → ATL 20:56DL 1036	7h 20m	100%	83%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	3h 46m Chicago	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	7h 11m	97%	82%
United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	59m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	4h 44m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	2h 39m Detroit	DTW 10:25 → ATL 12:25DL 2856	5h 43m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	3h 14m Detroit	DTW 14:57 → ATL 17:05DL 1983	6h 35m	100%	78%
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 09:07 → ATL 12:22UA 530	6h 22m	97%	75%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 07:15 → ORD 07:42UA 1486	3h 41m Chicago	ORD 11:23 → ATL 14:25DL 1147	7h 12m	97%	71%
Delta Details →	TVC 14:07 → DTW 15:20DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	2h 49m Detroit	DTW 18:09 → ATL 20:19DL 2053	6h 12m	95%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TVC 18:35 → MSP 19:14DL 4915 · flown by Endeavor	56m Minneapolis	MSP 20:10 → ATL 23:47DL 1032	5h 12m	56%	46%
Delta Details →	TVC 17:18 → LGA 19:32DL 5638 · flown by Republic	58m New York	LGA 20:30 → ATL 23:43DL 975	6h 25m	70%	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

ORD · 59m · leaves 09:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 06m · leaves 13:17 15%

LGA · 58m · leaves 17:18 30%

MSP · 56m · leaves 18:35 44%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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