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 7 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


United	TVC	ORD	1h 30m	73%	3.8%	2,007	Flying now
American	TVC	ORD	1h 34m	68%	6.5%	1,604	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	2h 29m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 10m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	52m Detroit	DTW 12:35 → ORD 13:03DL 1716	3h 33m	96%	74%
United Details →	TVC 16:44 → IAH 19:10UA 5238 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Houston	IAH 20:25 → ORD 23:15UA 787	7h 31m	85%	60%
American Details →	TVC 12:09 → PHL 14:09AA 5430 · flown by PSA	1h 36m Philadelphia	PHL 15:45 → ORD 17:29AA 470	6h 20m	97%	60%
Delta Details →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	3h 29m Minneapolis	MSP 17:45 → ORD 19:30DL 2130	6h 54m	100%	58%
Delta Details →	TVC 11:55 → BOS 14:15DL 5861 · flown by Republic	2h 00m Boston	BOS 16:15 → ORD 18:19DL 2646	7h 24m	96%	55%
American Details →	TVC 16:01 → CLT 18:25AA 5628 · flown by PSA	2h 02m Charlotte	CLT 20:27 → ORD 22:00AA 627	6h 59m	94%	54%
Delta Details →	TVC 14:07 → DTW 15:20DL 3976 · flown by SkyWest	2h 38m Detroit	DTW 17:58 → ORD 18:29DL 1084	5h 22m	95%	54%

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.

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 13m · leaves 17:18 17%

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.


Delta DL 2292 TVC 06:40 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 47m	5h 28m	95%	88%
Delta DL 4021 TVC 10:30 → DTW United UA 5381 DTW 14:10 → ORD Connection details →	2h 27m	5h 17m	100%	70%
Delta DL 3976 TVC 14:07 → DTW American AA 3980 DTW 18:04 → ORD Connection details →	2h 44m	5h 44m	88%	66%

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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