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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 29% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	CAE	LGA	1h 59m	81%	5.7%	615	Flying now
Delta	CAE	LGA	2h 01m	80%	6.6%	664	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York 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	3h 47m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	7h 09m	99%	81%
American Details →	CAE 08:49 → CLT 10:07AA 6048 · flown by Piedmont	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	6h 16m	100%	81%
American Details →	CAE 05:00 → CLT 06:09AA 5855 · flown by Piedmont	56m Charlotte	CLT 07:05 → LGA 09:01AA 2043	4h 01m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	CAE 06:40 → ATL 07:54DL 5061 · flown by Endeavor	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 04m	98%	79%
United Details →	CAE 06:25 → ORD 07:52UA 4496 · flown by GoJet	2h 11m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	7h 01m	94%	75%
Delta Details →	CAE 10:10 → ATL 11:16DL 1010	2h 14m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → LGA 15:49DL 460	5h 39m	100%	74%
American Details →	CAE 06:00 → DCA 07:40AA 5603 · flown by PSA	2h 19m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	5h 25m	94%	74%
American Details →	CAE 06:05 → ORD 07:29AA 4293 · flown by Envoy	2h 50m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	7h 29m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	1h 47m Atlanta	ATL 21:00 → LGA 23:23DL 520	5h 22m	74%	51%
United Details →	CAE 14:51 → IAD 16:27UA 4229 · flown by CommuteAir	48m Dulles	IAD 17:15 → LGA 18:42UA 4077 · flown by Mesa	3h 51m	71%	47%
American Details →	CAE 18:57 → DCA 20:38AA 5108 · flown by PSA	1h 52m Washington	DCA 22:30 → LGA 23:44AA 4660 · flown by Republic	4h 47m	70%	34%

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 14m · leaves 10:10 4%

CLT · 56m · leaves 05:00 6%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:25 7%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 13:57 25%

IAD · 48m · leaves 14:51 29%

ATL · 47m · leaves 18:01 47%

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 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	2h 41m	6h 14m	97%	81%
American AA 4293 CAE 06:05 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	2h 06m	6h 51m	93%	78%
American AA 5855 CAE 05:00 → CLT Delta DL 5068 CLT 09:36 → LGA Connection details →	3h 27m	6h 32m	99%	75%

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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