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 45-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CAE	PHL	1h 56m	85%	1.9%	674	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia 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	1h 46m Charlotte	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	4h 41m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	CAE 05:35 → ATL 06:43DL 3038	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 08:55 → PHL 10:57DL 2270	5h 26m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	CAE 06:40 → ATL 07:54DL 5061 · flown by Endeavor	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	6h 46m	96%	78%
American Details →	CAE 07:06 → CLT 08:24AA 5870 · flown by Piedmont	2h 36m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	5h 37m	100%	78%
American Details →	CAE 08:49 → CLT 10:07AA 6048 · flown by Piedmont	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 01m	100%	75%
American Details →	CAE 06:05 → ORD 07:29AA 4293 · flown by Envoy	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 08:29 → PHL 11:41AA 471	5h 36m	93%	73%
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	6h 59m	96%	72%
United Details →	CAE 06:25 → ORD 07:52UA 4496 · flown by GoJet	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 09:06 → PHL 12:25UA 2752	6h 00m	93%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CAE 10:31 → IAD 12:09UA 4283 · flown by CommuteAir	46m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 39m	74%	63%
United Details →	CAE 19:45 → IAD 21:24UA 4259 · flown by CommuteAir	46m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → PHL 23:20UA 3502 · flown by Republic	3h 35m	74%	52%

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 14m · leaves 06:25 7%

CLT · 53m · leaves 08:49 7%

ATL · 47m · leaves 05:35 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 57m · leaves 14:32 24%

IAD · 46m · leaves 19:45 26%

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 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 24m	97%	78%
American AA 6048 CAE 08:49 → CLT Frontier F9 2388 CLT 13:09 → PHL Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 24m	100%	74%
American AA 4293 CAE 06:05 → ORD United UA 2752 ORD 09:06 → PHL Connection details →	1h 37m	6h 20m	89%	68%

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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