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 70-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 30% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	ALB	PHL	1h 22m	81%	1.2%	1,541	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	ALB 06:06 → DTW 07:50DL 2996	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	5h 43m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:00 → ATL 08:32DL 2429	2h 49m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 26m	98%	81%
American Details →	ALB 05:39 → CLT 07:47AA 440	3h 13m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	7h 04m	98%	76%
United Details →	ALB 06:10 → ORD 07:47UA 2225	1h 19m Chicago	ORD 09:06 → PHL 12:25UA 2752	6h 15m	94%	72%
Delta Details →	ALB 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	2h 41m Detroit	DTW 21:35 → PHL 23:17DL 2402	6h 14m	93%	71%
United Details →	ALB 10:00 → IAD 11:37UA 4889 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 18m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	4h 10m	80%	69%
Delta Details →	ALB 09:36 → DTW 11:24DL 3697 · flown by SkyWest	3h 29m Detroit	DTW 14:53 → PHL 16:36DL 1391	7h 00m	100%	69%
United Details →	ALB 08:15 → ORD 10:00UA 4673 · flown by SkyWest	1h 33m Chicago	ORD 11:33 → PHL 14:47UA 2182	6h 32m	89%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ALB 18:29 → ATL 21:15DL 1053	1h 40m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	6h 31m	71%	52%
American Details →	ALB 19:26 → CLT 21:39AA 3294	50m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	4h 51m	60%	43%
United Details →	ALB 14:50 → IAD 16:29UA 4942 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 06m Dulles	IAD 17:35 → PHL 18:54UA 4534 · flown by GoJet	4h 04m	70%	40%

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 19m · leaves 06:10 6%

IAD · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 15%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 20m · leaves 12:36 9%

IAD · 1h 06m · leaves 14:50 30%

CLT · 50m · leaves 19:26 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.


Delta DL 2996 ALB 06:06 → DTW American AA 5610 DTW 10:53 → PHL Connection details →	3h 03m	6h 31m	100%	76%
United UA 4673 ALB 08:15 → ORD American AA 1743 ORD 11:40 → PHL Connection details →	1h 40m	6h 39m	83%	59%
Delta DL 5521 ALB 13:23 → DTW American AA 5167 DTW 19:10 → PHL Connection details →	3h 53m	7h 31m	95%	58%

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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