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: American TVC → DFW (2h 54m), on time barely half the time. Delta via Detroit (5h 04m) is more reliable, 81%, but takes 2h 10m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	TVC	DFW	2h 54m	56%	1.2%	163	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Traverse City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	1h 02m Detroit	DTW 12:45 → DFW 14:32DL 1041	5h 04m	96%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 08:45 → DFW 11:29UA 528	6h 49m	97%	76%
United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	3h 35m Chicago	ORD 13:05 → DFW 15:48UA 2290	7h 48m	100%	75%
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 59m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → DFW 13:12UA 441	8h 12m	97%	71%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 07:15 → ORD 07:42UA 1486	1h 58m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	5h 58m	91%	67%
Delta + Frontiertwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	2h 48m Minneapolis	MSP 17:04 → DFW 19:47F9 3223	7h 15m	96%	67%
American Details →	TVC 12:09 → PHL 14:09AA 5430 · flown by PSA	2h 13m Philadelphia	PHL 16:22 → DFW 19:09AA 2356	8h 00m	99%	66%
United Details →	TVC 13:46 → EWR 16:00UA 3618 · flown by Republic	2h 50m Newark	EWR 18:50 → DFW 21:44UA 2856	8h 58m	100%	65%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	TVC 18:29 → ORD 19:00UA 5469 · flown by SkyWest	50m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	5h 07m	65%	37%
United Details →	TVC 16:44 → IAH 19:10UA 5238 · flown by SkyWest	49m Houston	IAH 19:59 → DFW 21:25UA 1949	5h 41m	50%	35%
American Details →	TVC 16:37 → ORD 17:14AA 4903 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → DFW 21:01AA 1559	5h 20m	69%	25%

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%

DTW · 54m · leaves 06:40 20%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 12m · leaves 13:59 16%

CLT · 58m · leaves 13:17 17%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 16:37 31%

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