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 AVL → ATL flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	AVL	ATL	1h 07m	85%	1.5%	2,463	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	7h 04m	97%	84%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	3h 03m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → ATL 10:41AA 5039 · flown by PSA	5h 41m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	AVL 13:14 → MSP 14:45DL 2181	1h 24m Minneapolis	MSP 16:09 → ATL 19:46DL 1028	6h 32m	91%	71%
United Details →	AVL 10:41 → ORD 11:53UA 4656 · flown by SkyWest	2h 02m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATL 17:10UA 356	6h 29m	97%	71%
United Details →	AVL 06:00 → EWR 08:08UA 4399 · flown by GoJet	2h 52m Newark	EWR 11:00 → ATL 13:23UA 642	7h 23m	94%	69%
American Details →	AVL 05:30 → PHL 07:21AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	2h 23m Philadelphia	PHL 09:44 → ATL 12:00AA 5461 · flown by PSA	6h 30m	93%	69%
Delta Details →	AVL 12:20 → LGA 14:23DL 5025 · flown by Endeavor	2h 37m New York	LGA 17:00 → ATL 19:50DL 968	7h 30m	96%	69%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	2h 51m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	5h 38m	100%	65%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	AVL 19:01 → PHL 20:54AA 6034 · flown by Piedmont	1h 04m Philadelphia	PHL 21:58 → ATL 00:15 +1AA 443	5h 14m	75%	49%
American Details →	AVL 14:44 → CLT 15:58AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	48m Charlotte	CLT 16:46 → ATL 18:14AA 5040 · flown by PSA	3h 30m	68%	30%
American Details →	AVL 18:20 → CLT 19:39AA 6032 · flown by Piedmont	50m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → ATL 21:52AA 5528 · flown by PSA	3h 31m	59%	27%

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 15m · leaves 06:40 8%

DFW · 50m · leaves 07:01 27%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 04m · leaves 19:01 25%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 20:15 45%

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 6033 AVL 08:52 → CLT Delta DL 3190 CLT 12:19 → ATL Connection details →	2h 05m	4h 49m	96%	81%
American AA 6031 AVL 10:44 → PHL Delta DL 2279 PHL 14:32 → ATL Connection details →	1h 58m	5h 54m	98%	78%
United UA 4651 AVL 06:40 → ORD Delta DL 1178 ORD 09:45 → ATL Connection details →	1h 53m	6h 11m	91%	78%

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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