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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Nantucket on time 87% of the time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	ACK	2h 17m	78%few flights	0.0%	23	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Nantucket on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 23m Philadelphia	PHL 10:50 → ACK 12:26AA 4735 · flown by Republic	6h 41m	98%	87%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	3h 31m Newark	EWR 13:30 → ACK 14:56UA 4491 · flown by GoJet	6h 56m	100%	84%
American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 07:06 → BOS 09:19AA 1548	2h 53m Boston	BOS 12:12 → ACK 13:03B6 1352	5h 57m	99%	80%
American Details →	CLT 07:05 → LGA 09:01AA 2043	3h 37m New York	LGA 12:38 → ACK 14:01AA 4546 · flown by Republic	6h 56m	100%	78%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	2h 58m New York	JFK 13:10 → ACK 14:39DL 5804 · flown by Republic	6h 28m	96%	77%
American Details →	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	3h 52m Philadelphia	PHL 13:33 → ACK 15:08AA 4545 · flown by Republic	7h 13m	97%	70%
Delta Details →	CLT 07:00 → LGA 08:57DL 5599 · flown by Republic	1h 09m New York	LGA 10:06 → ACK 11:26DL 5712 · flown by Republic	4h 26m	92%	69%
American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 09:20 → LGA 11:15AA 1150	2h 14m New York	LGA 13:29 → ACK 14:42B6 2432	5h 22m	90%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	50m Philadelphia	PHL 13:33 → ACK 15:08AA 4545 · flown by Republic	4h 08m	71%	50%

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

LGA · 1h 09m · leaves 07:00 8%

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 07:55 11%

JFK · 1h 15m · leaves 10:01 12%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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