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 36% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CAE	DFW	2h 59m	82%	2.4%	985	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Columbia). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	CAE 05:35 → ATL 06:43DL 3038	3h 09m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 41m	99%	82%
American Details →	CAE 07:06 → CLT 08:24AA 5870 · flown by Piedmont	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	7h 10m	100%	79%
American Details →	CAE 11:10 → CLT 12:22AA 6042 · flown by Piedmont	2h 42m Charlotte	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	6h 48m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	CAE 06:40 → ATL 07:54DL 5061 · flown by Endeavor	3h 34m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 10m	98%	76%
American Details →	CAE 05:00 → CLT 06:09AA 5855 · flown by Piedmont	1h 31m Charlotte	CLT 07:40 → DFW 09:36AA 1707	5h 35m	99%	76%
American Details →	CAE 06:05 → ORD 07:29AA 4293 · flown by Envoy	2h 11m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → DFW 12:13AA 3052	7h 08m	97%	74%
American Details →	CAE 10:39 → DCA 12:19AA 5107 · flown by PSA	2h 59m Washington	DCA 15:18 → DFW 17:49AA 1624	8h 10m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	CAE 10:10 → ATL 11:16DL 1010	3h 09m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	6h 36m	100%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 20:50 → DFW 22:11DL 3161	5h 11m	74%	39%
Delta Details →	CAE 16:05 → LGA 18:06DL 5089 · flown by Endeavor	49m New York	LGA 18:55 → DFW 21:50DL 352	6h 45m	64%	31%
American Details →	CAE 20:30 → CLT 21:46AA 6043 · flown by Piedmont	48m Charlotte	CLT 22:34 → DFW 00:26 +1AA 1271	4h 56m	46%	30%

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 · 57m · leaves 05:35 6%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 06:05 7%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 49m · leaves 16:05 36%

CLT · 48m · leaves 20:30 54%

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 3038 CAE 05:35 → ATL American AA 3390 ATL 09:43 → DFW Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 38m	97%	81%
American AA 4293 CAE 06:05 → ORD United UA 441 ORD 10:29 → DFW Connection details →	3h 00m	8h 07m	97%	73%
Delta DL 5061 CAE 06:40 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	3h 27m	7h 10m	92%	72%

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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