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 → IAH (3h 30m), on time 7 times in 10. United via O'Hare (5h 23m) is more reliable, 81%, but takes 1h 53m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	TVC	IAH	3h 30m	70%	0.0%	60	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Houston is 1 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	3h 10m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → IAH 15:40UA 1448	7h 40m	100%	88%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	3h 09m Detroit	DTW 10:55 → IAH 12:57UA 6251 · flown by Mesa	7h 17m	97%	82%
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 55m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → IAH 13:23UA 2638	8h 23m	97%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	1h 36m Chicago	ORD 07:35 → IAH 10:36UA 1231	5h 56m	91%	80%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	3h 26m Minneapolis	MSP 17:42 → IAH 20:37UA 283	8h 01m	100%	74%
United Details →	TVC 15:28 → DEN 16:27UA 1306	3h 08m Denver	DEN 19:35 → IAH 23:06UA 475	8h 38m	99%	74%
United Details →	TVC 12:15 → ORD 12:45UA 5575 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 14:15 → IAH 17:20UA 2451	6h 05m	97%	73%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TVC 14:07 → DTW 15:20DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	3h 20m Detroit	DTW 18:40 → IAH 20:50UA 4032 · flown by Mesa	7h 43m	95%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TVC 17:58 → DTW 19:15DL 3965 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m Detroit	DTW 20:25 → IAH 22:24DL 1633	5h 26m	70%	54%
United Details →	TVC 15:28 → DEN 16:27UA 1306	51m Denver	DEN 17:18 → IAH 20:55UA 1585	6h 27m	66%	49%
Delta Details →	TVC 14:07 → DTW 15:20DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	55m Detroit	DTW 16:15 → IAH 18:20DL 1529	5h 09m	60%	42%

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%

DTW · 54m · leaves 06:40 20%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 51m · leaves 15:28 34%

DTW · 55m · leaves 14:07 40%

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