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 73% on time.

Nonstops


American	AVL	ORD	2h 11m	75%	3.0%	691	Flying now
United	AVL	ORD	2h 12m	71%	3.8%	1,061	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 Asheville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	AVL 05:30 → PHL 07:21AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	3h 14m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	7h 39m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	5h 38m	97%	74%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	1h 39m Charlotte	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	5h 02m	92%	73%
Delta Details →	AVL 10:05 → ATL 11:03DL 3077	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	5h 11m	95%	71%
United Details →	AVL 06:00 → EWR 08:08UA 4399 · flown by GoJet	1h 12m Newark	EWR 09:20 → ORD 11:04UA 2290	6h 04m	88%	69%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	2h 51m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ORD 14:20AA 836	6h 28m	100%	68%
American Details →	AVL 11:20 → CLT 12:32AA 6101 · flown by Piedmont	2h 03m Charlotte	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	5h 36m	97%	68%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 11:22 → ORD 12:36DL 2894	5h 43m	95%	65%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	47m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	4h 27m	66%	58%
United Details →	AVL 15:36 → DEN 17:11UA 314	49m Denver	DEN 18:00 → ORD 21:39UA 1411	7h 03m	72%	35%
American Details →	AVL 18:20 → CLT 19:39AA 6032 · flown by Piedmont	48m Charlotte	CLT 20:27 → ORD 22:00AA 627	4h 40m	56%	33%

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

EWR · 1h 12m · leaves 06:00 12%

ATL · 51m · leaves 05:35 13%

DFW · 51m · leaves 07:01 26%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 49m · leaves 15:36 28%

ATL · 46m · leaves 15:26 31%

CLT · 48m · leaves 18:20 44%

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 2853 AVL 07:53 → ATL United UA 1239 ATL 11:29 → ORD Connection details →	2h 29m	5h 59m	94%	75%
Delta DL 3077 AVL 10:05 → ATL United UA 745 ATL 13:18 → ORD Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 36m	93%	73%
American AA 6033 AVL 08:52 → CLT United UA 3442 CLT 13:06 → ORD Connection details →	2h 52m	6h 38m	99%	72%

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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