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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 4 at 12 pm and almost half the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	ALB	CLT	2h 13m	83%	1.4%	1,111	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	ALB 09:36 → DTW 11:24DL 3697 · flown by SkyWest	2h 41m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	6h 22m	100%	85%
United Details →	ALB 06:10 → ORD 07:47UA 2225	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 40m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:00 → ATL 08:32DL 2429	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 28m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:06 → DTW 07:50DL 2996	2h 47m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 20m	100%	82%
American Details →	ALB 10:49 → PHL 12:09AA 6026 · flown by Piedmont	3h 41m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	7h 04m	97%	81%
American Details →	ALB 06:21 → PHL 07:40AA 5854 · flown by Piedmont	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	6h 02m	97%	79%
American Details →	ALB 06:46 → ORD 08:29AA 3460 · flown by Envoy	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	5h 52m	94%	76%
American Details →	ALB 05:08 → DCA 06:42AA 5101 · flown by PSA	1h 48m Washington	DCA 08:30 → CLT 10:13AA 1518	5h 05m	94%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ALB 18:29 → ATL 21:15DL 1053	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 30m	67%	52%
Delta Details →	ALB 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	1h 11m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → CLT 21:55DL 2352	4h 52m	74%	52%
United Details →	ALB 14:50 → IAD 16:29UA 4942 · flown by CommuteAir	51m Dulles	IAD 17:20 → CLT 19:02UA 6209 · flown by Mesa	4h 12m	51%	34%

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 01m · leaves 06:46 6%

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 08:00 14%

BWI · 55m · leaves 06:00 16%

Afternoon and evening

BWI · 50m · leaves 17:55 48%

IAD · 51m · leaves 14:50 49%

DCA · 50m · leaves 15:32 55%

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 2996 ALB 06:06 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 11m	5h 50m	100%	92%
American AA 3460 ALB 06:46 → ORD United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT Connection details →	1h 57m	7h 04m	95%	83%
Southwest WN 4623 ALB 06:00 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	2h 46m	5h 39m	97%	83%

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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