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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 77% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Delta TVC BOS 2h 21m 87% 1.2% 84 Flying now
American TVC BOS 2h 15m 81% 1.0% 105 Flying now
JetBlue TVC BOS 2h 11m 53% 3.9% 51 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Boston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
AmericanDetails → TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy 2h 31m Chicago ORD 08:30 → BOS 12:07AA 4106 · flown by Envoy 6h 27m 97% 87%
UnitedDetails → TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest 2h 45m Chicago ORD 09:15 → BOS 12:57UA 1117 6h 57m 97% 81%
DeltaDetails → TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292 2h 19m Detroit DTW 10:05 → BOS 12:05DL 2648 5h 23m 97% 78%
UnitedDetails → TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic 55m Chicago ORD 10:25 → BOS 14:04UA 1606 5h 02m 93% 75%
DeltaDetails → TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest 3h 54m Minneapolis MSP 18:10 → BOS 21:59DL 1502 8h 25m 100% 73%
DeltaDetails → TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest 2h 18m Detroit DTW 14:01 → BOS 16:10DL 1171 5h 40m 100% 69%
Delta + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails → TVC 10:25 → DTW 11:36DL 4721 · flown by Endeavor 3h 20m Detroit DTW 14:56 → BOS 16:54B6 1336 6h 29m 100% 69%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → TVC 07:15 → ORD 07:42UA 1486 2h 47m Chicago ORD 10:29 → BOS 13:59DL 2570 6h 44m 95% 66%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → TVC 18:35 → MSP 19:14DL 4915 · flown by Endeavor 55m Minneapolis MSP 20:09 → BOS 23:57DL 2614 5h 22m 55% 43%
AmericanDetails → TVC 14:48 → ORD 15:23AA 6379 · flown by SkyWest 50m Chicago ORD 16:13 → BOS 19:57AA 4384 · flown by Republic 5h 16m 70% 36%
AmericanDetails → TVC 13:59 → DCA 15:59AA 4138 · flown by Envoy 1h 01m Washington DCA 17:00 → BOS 18:47AA 3207 4h 48m 74% 30%

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 · 55m · leaves 09:00 7%
Afternoon and evening
DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 13:59 26%
ORD · 50m · leaves 14:48 30%
MSP · 55m · leaves 18:35 45%

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