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 BDL → CLT flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	BDL	CLT	2h 15m	83%	2.1%	1,677	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 41m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	1h 41m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 28m	98%	83%
American Details →	BDL 05:11 → MIA 08:22AA 412	1h 33m Miami	MIA 09:55 → CLT 12:05AA 840	6h 54m	99%	82%
American Details →	BDL 10:47 → PHL 12:10AA 5997 · flown by Piedmont	3h 40m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	7h 06m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	BDL 09:43 → DTW 11:35DL 2859	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	6h 15m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	BDL 05:50 → BWI 07:10WN 420	1h 05m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → CLT 09:55WN 148	4h 05m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	BDL 08:05 → ATL 10:29DL 2233	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	5h 30m	97%	81%
American Details →	BDL 06:20 → PHL 07:40AA 6111 · flown by Piedmont	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	6h 03m	100%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BDL 10:26 → IAD 11:55UA 3993 · flown by Mesa	48m Dulles	IAD 12:43 → CLT 14:12UA 6239 · flown by Mesa	3h 46m	64%	48%
American Details →	BDL 14:36 → PHL 16:00AA 6036 · flown by Piedmont	55m Philadelphia	PHL 16:55 → CLT 18:58AA 3030	4h 22m	66%	41%

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

BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 05:50 0%

IAD · 49m · leaves 06:00 13%

IAH · 1h 00m · leaves 08:20 13%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 10m · leaves 19:45 19%

ATL · 50m · leaves 19:10 22%

PHL · 55m · leaves 14:36 34%

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 2964 BDL 05:30 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 26m	97%	88%
Southwest WN 420 BDL 05:50 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	2h 56m	5h 49m	100%	85%
JetBlue B6 737 BDL 07:15 → MCO American AA 2074 MCO 12:48 → CLT Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 30m	96%	84%

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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