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

No clear winner: Delta’s ATL → SRQ flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	ATL	SRQ	1h 34m	82%	1.7%	2,294	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ATL 05:00 → CLT 06:25AA 5507 · flown by PSA	2h 34m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693	5h 50m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	ATL 06:00 → LGA 08:11DL 404	2h 17m New York	LGA 10:28 → SRQ 13:33DL 2412	7h 34m	99%	79%
Southwest Details →	ATL 10:15 → BWI 12:10WN 186	2h 20m Baltimore	BWI 14:30 → SRQ 17:05WN 4817	6h 50m	100%	70%
American Details →	ATL 11:11 → CLT 12:36AA 5039 · flown by PSA	2h 15m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	5h 37m	97%	68%
American Details →	ATL 09:43 → DFW 11:13AA 3390 · flown by Envoy	2h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:14 → SRQ 16:47AA 2704	7h 03m	97%	58%
Southwest Details →	ATL 13:10 → STL 13:50WN 240	1h 10m St Louis	STL 15:00 → SRQ 18:20WN 4913	5h 10m	79%	50%
United Details →	ATL 16:25 → EWR 18:54UA 555	1h 15m Newark	EWR 20:09 → SRQ 23:15UA 1324	6h 50m	76%	50%
American Details →	ATL 15:06 → CLT 16:36AA 5041 · flown by PSA	2h 13m Charlotte	CLT 18:49 → SRQ 20:48AA 2094	5h 39m	84%	42%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ATL 19:00 → MIA 21:00AA 1367	1h 54m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	4h 59m	69%	58%
Southwest Details →	ATL 18:15 → MCO 20:00WN 4558	50m Orlando	MCO 20:50 → SRQ 22:00WN 2710	3h 40m	18%	12%

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

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 06:24 9%

LGA · 46m · leaves 07:30 22%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 15m · leaves 16:25 24%

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 4595 ATL 06:05 → LGA Delta DL 2412 LGA 10:28 → SRQ Connection details →	1h 58m	7h 29m	93%	75%
Delta DL 3190 ATL 10:10 → CLT American AA 5627 CLT 14:51 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 25m	6h 38m	99%	70%
Delta DL 1631 ATL 17:45 → MIA American AA 4071 MIA 22:54 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 14m	83%	68%

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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