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 6% of the time at 7 am and 27% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	CAE	CLT	1h 16m	87%	1.6%	2,834	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.


Delta Details →	CAE 05:35 → ATL 06:43DL 3038	55m Atlanta	ATL 07:38 → CLT 08:53DL 3144	3h 14m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	CAE 10:10 → ATL 11:16DL 1010	1h 04m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	3h 25m	95%	78%
American Details →	CAE 06:05 → ORD 07:29AA 4293 · flown by Envoy	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	6h 33m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	3h 28m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 58m	95%	77%
United Details →	CAE 11:03 → ORD 12:25UA 4189 · flown by GoJet	2h 05m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	6h 56m	97%	76%
American Details →	CAE 10:39 → DCA 12:19AA 5107 · flown by PSA	3h 01m Washington	DCA 15:20 → CLT 17:13AA 840	6h 34m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	CAE 06:40 → ATL 07:54DL 5061 · flown by Endeavor	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	4h 48m	91%	75%
Delta Details →	CAE 11:58 → ATL 13:10DL 5091 · flown by Endeavor	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 15:00 → CLT 16:18DL 3031	4h 20m	98%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CAE 14:51 → IAD 16:27UA 4229 · flown by CommuteAir	53m Dulles	IAD 17:20 → CLT 19:02UA 6209 · flown by Mesa	4h 11m	75%	51%
Delta Details →	CAE 16:05 → LGA 18:06DL 5089 · flown by Endeavor	1h 04m New York	LGA 19:10 → CLT 21:33DL 5818 · flown by Republic	5h 37m	73%	37%
American Details →	CAE 15:25 → LGA 17:29AA 4697 · flown by Republic	46m New York	LGA 18:15 → CLT 20:31AA 1942	5h 08m	66%	36%

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

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 10:10 5%

DCA · 50m · leaves 06:00 16%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 07:00 19%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 53m · leaves 14:51 25%

LGA · 46m · leaves 15:25 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 5131 CAE 07:01 → LGA American AA 1150 LGA 12:10 → CLT Connection details →	3h 11m	7h 13m	95%	76%
United UA 4496 CAE 06:25 → ORD American AA 2502 ORD 09:30 → CLT Connection details →	1h 38m	6h 13m	90%	72%
Delta DL 5061 CAE 06:40 → ATL American AA 5039 ATL 11:11 → CLT Connection details →	3h 17m	5h 56m	91%	71%

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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