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 BGR → PHL flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	BGR	PHL	1h 58m	82%	2.6%	1,223	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.


United Details →	BGR 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 4667 · flown by SkyWest	3h 33m Chicago	ORD 11:33 → PHL 14:47UA 2182	8h 47m	99%	77%
American Details →	BGR 06:55 → ORD 09:05AA 2324	2h 35m Chicago	ORD 11:40 → PHL 14:54AA 1743	7h 59m	93%	67%
American Details →	BGR 16:18 → CLT 19:08AA 842	3h 21m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	7h 59m	96%	67%
American Details →	BGR 14:25 → CLT 17:15AA 1463	57m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	5h 47m	84%	59%
United Details →	BGR 16:35 → ORD 18:57UA 4732 · flown by SkyWest	2h 48m Chicago	ORD 21:45 → PHL 00:57 +1UA 1744	8h 22m	90%	59%
American Details →	BGR 12:29 → ORD 14:40AA 2299	2h 27m Chicago	ORD 17:07 → PHL 20:25AA 1848	7h 56m	92%	49%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BGR 12:29 → ORD 14:40AA 2299	49m Chicago	ORD 15:29 → PHL 18:47AA 2819	6h 18m	73%	39%

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 06m · leaves 06:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 57m · leaves 14:25 16%

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 4633 BGR 07:01 → ORD United UA 2182 ORD 11:33 → PHL Connection details →	2h 13m	7h 46m	96%	73%
United UA 4667 BGR 06:00 → ORD American AA 1743 ORD 11:40 → PHL Connection details →	3h 40m	8h 54m	97%	70%
American AA 2299 BGR 12:29 → ORD United UA 1776 ORD 17:59 → PHL Connection details →	3h 19m	8h 50m	93%	53%

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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