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

No clear winner: American’s AVL → PHL flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	AVL	PHL	1h 51m	86%	2.6%	582	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 →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 08:55 → PHL 10:57DL 2270	5h 26m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	5h 33m	95%	78%
American Details →	AVL 06:00 → MIA 08:04AA 3405 · flown by Envoy	56m Miami	MIA 09:00 → PHL 11:55AA 551	5h 55m	91%	78%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	1h 48m Charlotte	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	4h 41m	92%	75%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	2h 48m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	5h 58m	100%	74%
United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 09:06 → PHL 12:25UA 2752	5h 45m	92%	72%
American Details →	AVL 07:11 → ORD 08:29AA 3813 · flown by Envoy	3h 11m Chicago	ORD 11:40 → PHL 14:54AA 1743	7h 43m	97%	70%
United Details →	AVL 10:41 → ORD 11:53UA 4656 · flown by SkyWest	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → PHL 17:52UA 2430	7h 11m	100%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	46m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	3h 51m	65%	50%
American Details →	AVL 14:44 → CLT 15:58AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	47m Charlotte	CLT 16:45 → PHL 18:41AA 1838	3h 53m	66%	45%
American Details →	AVL 19:04 → ORD 20:29AA 3406 · flown by Envoy	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 21:42 → PHL 00:55 +1AA 490	5h 52m	73%	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

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 06:40 8%

MIA · 56m · leaves 06:00 9%

ATL · 56m · leaves 05:35 13%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 19:04 27%

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 17:32 47%

CLT · 57m · leaves 20:15 49%

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 American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	3h 25m	6h 43m	96%	89%
Delta DL 2712 AVL 05:35 → ATL American AA 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	3h 16m	6h 24m	97%	79%
American AA 3813 AVL 07:11 → ORD United UA 2182 ORD 11:33 → PHL Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 36m	97%	76%

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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