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 CLT → COU flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	COU	2h 14m	83%	1.4%	72	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	1h 55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:30 → COU 11:14AA 3478 · flown by Envoy	6h 29m	97%	82%
American Details →	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	1h 51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:07 → COU 16:49AA 3481 · flown by Envoy	6h 19m	99%	79%
American Details →	CLT 13:05 → ORD 14:20AA 836	2h 09m Chicago	ORD 16:29 → COU 18:01AA 3479 · flown by Envoy	5h 56m	93%	73%
American Details →	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	3h 35m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:33 → COU 22:20AA 4282 · flown by Envoy	8h 16m	99%	69%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	3h 53m Chicago	ORD 13:15 → COU 14:50UA 5521 · flown by SkyWest	7h 45m	100%	69%
United Details →	CLT 18:40 → ORD 20:18UA 5751 · flown by SkyWest	1h 42m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → COU 23:33UA 5336 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	100%	67%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 13:32 → DEN 15:03AA 1735	2h 27m Denver	DEN 17:30 → COU 20:39UA 5797 · flown by SkyWest	8h 07m	81%	66%
American Details →	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	3h 47m Chicago	ORD 19:43 → COU 21:15AA 3745 · flown by Envoy	7h 40m	100%	64%

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