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 78% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	TVC	LGA	2h 08m	78%	8.6%	116	Flying now
American	TVC	LGA	–	80%few flights	9.1%	11	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	2h 19m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 10m	97%	79%
American Details →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → LGA 11:19AA 2079	5h 39m	97%	77%
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 33m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	7h 26m	97%	75%
Delta Details →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	2h 19m Detroit	DTW 14:02 → LGA 15:55DL 2602	5h 25m	100%	73%
United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 12:00 → LGA 15:23UA 2267	6h 23m	100%	66%
United Details →	TVC 07:15 → ORD 07:42UA 1486	1h 18m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → LGA 12:23UA 709	5h 08m	92%	66%
Delta Details →	TVC 17:58 → DTW 19:15DL 3965 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 21:50 → LGA 23:41DL 2603	5h 43m	98%	65%
Delta Details →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	1h 14m Minneapolis	MSP 15:30 → LGA 19:18DL 2732	5h 41m	86%	62%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → LGA 11:17UA 2092	5h 17m	72%	60%
American Details →	TVC 16:37 → ORD 17:14AA 4903 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → LGA 21:36AA 1724	5h 04m	69%	28%

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 · 1h 00m · leaves 05:40 6%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 50m · leaves 13:17 21%

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 15:28 23%

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.


American AA 3909 TVC 05:40 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	3h 36m	7h 16m	97%	81%
Delta DL 2292 TVC 06:40 → DTW American AA 4415 DTW 10:40 → LGA Connection details →	2h 54m	5h 51m	96%	75%
United UA 3544 TVC 09:00 → ORD Delta DL 2985 ORD 11:35 → LGA Connection details →	2h 05m	6h 00m	98%	72%

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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