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 12% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	CAE	ATL	1h 12m	86%	1.6%	2,567	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CAE 05:00 → CLT 06:09AA 5855 · flown by Piedmont	3h 01m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → ATL 10:41AA 5039 · flown by PSA	5h 41m	99%	84%
United Details →	CAE 06:25 → ORD 07:52UA 4496 · flown by GoJet	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	7h 19m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	CAE 07:01 → LGA 08:59DL 5131 · flown by Endeavor	2h 00m New York	LGA 10:59 → ATL 13:20DL 993	6h 19m	95%	74%
United Details →	CAE 11:18 → EWR 13:29UA 4607 · flown by GoJet	2h 28m Newark	EWR 15:57 → ATL 18:41UA 1848	7h 23m	98%	71%
United Details →	CAE 11:03 → ORD 12:25UA 4189 · flown by GoJet	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATL 17:10UA 356	6h 07m	93%	66%
American Details →	CAE 08:49 → CLT 10:07AA 6048 · flown by Piedmont	2h 58m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	5h 41m	100%	66%
American Details →	CAE 12:45 → PHL 14:40AA 6115 · flown by Piedmont	2h 55m Philadelphia	PHL 17:35 → ATL 19:55AA 3041	7h 10m	96%	64%
American Details →	CAE 18:03 → CLT 19:21AA 6045 · flown by Piedmont	3h 15m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	5h 55m	97%	63%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CAE 18:38 → PHL 20:36AA 6084 · flown by Piedmont	1h 22m Philadelphia	PHL 21:58 → ATL 00:15 +1AA 443	5h 37m	72%	51%
Delta Details →	CAE 16:05 → LGA 18:06DL 5089 · flown by Endeavor	53m New York	LGA 18:59 → ATL 21:40DL 970	5h 35m	67%	39%
American Details →	CAE 20:30 → CLT 21:46AA 6043 · flown by Piedmont	50m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	3h 28m	47%	31%

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 15m · leaves 06:25 7%

LGA · 1h 01m · leaves 07:01 12%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 50m · leaves 14:51 28%

LGA · 53m · leaves 16:05 33%

CLT · 50m · leaves 20:30 53%

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 5855 CAE 05:00 → CLT Delta DL 3156 CLT 08:01 → ATL Connection details →	1h 52m	4h 17m	97%	87%
American AA 5870 CAE 07:06 → CLT Delta DL 3190 CLT 12:19 → ATL Connection details →	3h 55m	6h 35m	100%	86%
American AA 4293 CAE 06:05 → ORD Delta DL 1178 ORD 09:45 → ATL Connection details →	2h 16m	6h 46m	94%	79%

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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