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

The nonstop is quickest: United TVC → DEN (2h 59m), on time 3 times in 4. United via O'Hare (5h 45m) is more reliable, 97%, but takes 2h 46m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	TVC	DEN	2h 59m	76%	0.0%	243	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Denver on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Denver is 2 h behind Traverse City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	1h 24m Chicago	ORD 10:54 → DEN 12:45UA 581	5h 45m	100%	97%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	2h 41m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31UA 526	6h 51m	97%	87%
United Details →	TVC 16:44 → IAH 19:10UA 5238 · flown by SkyWest	3h 00m Houston	IAH 22:10 → DEN 23:57UA 1066	9h 13m	93%	83%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	3h 49m Detroit	DTW 15:32 → DEN 16:45UA 302	8h 15m	100%	83%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DEN 11:44AA 1744	7h 44m	97%	78%
Delta + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 10:25 → DTW 11:36DL 4721 · flown by Endeavor	1h 43m Detroit	DTW 13:19 → DEN 14:35F9 3565	6h 10m	90%	77%
American + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 16:01 → CLT 18:25AA 5628 · flown by PSA	3h 49m Charlotte	CLT 22:14 → DEN 12:02 +1F9 1361	10h 06m	97%	71%
United Details →	TVC 12:15 → ORD 12:45UA 5575 · flown by SkyWest	1h 48m Chicago	ORD 14:33 → DEN 16:31UA 2803	6h 16m	97%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TVC 14:07 → DTW 15:20DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	1h 01m Detroit	DTW 16:21 → DEN 17:27DL 2431	5h 28m	73%	53%
American Details →	TVC 17:05 → DFW 19:09AA 2870	1h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:29 → DEN 21:32AA 577	6h 27m	70%	33%

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 · 58m · leaves 07:15 16%

DTW · 54m · leaves 06:40 20%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 01m · leaves 14:07 27%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 17:05 30%

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