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

The nonstop is quickest: American CLT → PDX (5h 41m), on time 2 times in 3. United via Denver (9h 33m) is more reliable, 87%, but takes 3h 52m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	PDX	5h 41m	67%	1.4%	441	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Portland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Portland is 3 h behind Charlotte). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 08:57 → LAX 10:56AA 1995	3h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 14:27 → PDX 16:47AS 1315	10h 50m	99%	90%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 07:07 → LAS 08:44AA 2030	2h 16m Las Vegas	LAS 11:00 → PDX 13:20AS 1467	9h 13m	100%	89%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 07:39 → DEN 09:10AA 1754	2h 52m Denver	DEN 12:02 → PDX 13:46AS 684	9h 07m	100%	88%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	3h 00m Denver	DEN 13:27 → PDX 15:13UA 2455	9h 33m	98%	87%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 13:20 → LAX 15:18AA 352	3h 09m Los Angeles	LAX 18:27 → PDX 20:48AS 1397	10h 28m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 18:09 → SLC 20:29DL 2070	2h 21m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → PDX 23:44DL 1373	8h 36m	99%	87%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 07:05 → SEA 09:47AA 2525	3h 58m Seattle	SEA 13:45 → PDX 14:48AS 3204 · flown by SkyWest	10h 43m	99%	87%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 09:40 → PHX 11:04AA 1986	3h 00m Phoenix	PHX 14:04 → PDX 16:46AS 742	10h 06m	98%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	1h 25m Atlanta	ATL 19:40 → PDX 21:45DL 357	7h 49m	74%	54%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:49 → PDX 22:51AA 2283	7h 51m	51%	28%
American Details →	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:29 → PDX 21:29AA 2298	7h 51m	54%	26%

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

DTW · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 5%

MSP · 58m · leaves 06:20 8%

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 08:40 8%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 1h 02m · leaves 16:50 35%

EWR · 47m · leaves 15:52 43%

DFW · 49m · leaves 18:00 49%

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