Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s CID → CLT flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CID	CLT	2h 20m	85%	2.8%	462	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 (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Cedar Rapids). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	CID 05:30 → DEN 06:54UA 4716 · flown by SkyWest	2h 56m Denver	DEN 09:50 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 42m	99%	88%
United Details →	CID 06:30 → ORD 07:51UA 1499	2h 35m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	6h 20m	93%	82%
American Details →	CID 05:17 → DFW 07:34AA 3473 · flown by Envoy	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:34 → CLT 12:14AA 1690	5h 57m	93%	81%
Delta Details →	CID 05:45 → ATL 08:48DL 2518	3h 32m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 50m	98%	80%
United Details →	CID 10:57 → ORD 12:29UA 4595 · flown by GoJet	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	6h 02m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	CID 06:46 → MSP 08:05DL 5248 · flown by Endeavor	2h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 10:30 → CLT 13:59DL 2819	6h 13m	94%	73%
Delta Details →	CID 16:24 → MSP 17:39DL 4906 · flown by Endeavor	2h 36m Minneapolis	MSP 20:15 → CLT 23:46DL 2929	6h 22m	95%	72%
American Details →	CID 06:00 → ORD 07:15AA 2475	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	5h 38m	96%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CID 18:04 → DFW 20:21AA 3461 · flown by Envoy	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:14 → CLT 00:53 +1AA 2409	5h 49m	68%	20%

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

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 05:17 7%

PHX · 50m · leaves 07:50 21%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 15:16 16%

DFW · 53m · leaves 18:04 32%

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.


United UA 656 CID 08:00 → ORD American AA 3280 ORD 13:17 → CLT Connection details →	3h 54m	7h 29m	100%	84%
Delta DL 5248 CID 06:46 → MSP American AA 2154 MSP 10:56 → CLT Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 50m	91%	79%
United UA 4716 CID 05:30 → DEN American AA 1754 DEN 10:00 → CLT Connection details →	3h 06m	9h 01m	97%	78%

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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