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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 35% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BOS	ILM	2h 17m	86%	0.0%	44	Flying now
American	BOS	ILM	2h 13m	86%	1.0%	209	Flying now
JetBlue	BOS	ILM	2h 07m	78%	0.0%	180	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	BOS 05:10 → ORD 07:04AA 3324	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → ILM 12:51AA 3613 · flown by Envoy	7h 41m	99%	94%
American Details →	BOS 06:05 → CLT 08:30AA 418	2h 45m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → ILM 12:33AA 5822 · flown by Piedmont	6h 28m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	BOS 05:30 → ATL 08:15DL 2242	4h 00m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → ILM 13:43DL 731	8h 13m	100%	84%
American Details →	BOS 08:05 → CLT 10:30AA 2715	2h 35m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ILM 14:19AA 5809 · flown by Piedmont	6h 14m	96%	81%
United Details →	BOS 08:15 → ORD 10:12UA 1834	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 11:34 → ILM 15:00UA 5932 · flown by SkyWest	6h 45m	98%	81%
United Details →	BOS 06:05 → EWR 07:29UA 1833	2h 53m Newark	EWR 10:22 → ILM 12:12UA 3587 · flown by Republic	6h 07m	99%	81%
American Details →	BOS 09:37 → PHL 11:12AA 3225	2h 00m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → ILM 14:59AA 6133 · flown by Piedmont	5h 20m	100%	81%
American Details →	BOS 06:00 → PHL 07:37AA 1146	3h 03m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → ILM 12:28AA 5978 · flown by Piedmont	6h 28m	99%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BOS 10:49 → PHL 12:26AA 2783	46m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → ILM 14:59AA 6133 · flown by Piedmont	4h 08m	73%	60%
American Details →	BOS 18:56 → CLT 21:34AA 1552	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 22:40 → ILM 23:49AA 1017	4h 52m	73%	49%
American Details →	BOS 16:47 → CLT 19:29AA 1573	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 20:29 → ILM 21:32AA 2826	4h 48m	67%	45%

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

LGA · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 3%

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 05:10 6%

PHL · 1h 00m · leaves 08:03 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 12:30 7%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 16:47 33%

LGA · 59m · leaves 18:00 35%

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 5626 BOS 06:25 → CLT American AA 5822 CLT 11:15 → ILM Connection details →	2h 19m	6h 08m	96%	80%
Frontier F9 3085 BOS 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 731 ATL 12:15 → ILM Connection details →	3h 09m	7h 43m	99%	80%
American AA 1509 BOS 07:00 → ORD United UA 5932 ORD 11:34 → ILM Connection details →	2h 33m	8h 00m	96%	80%

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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