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 → RAP flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	RAP	3h 42m	87%	2.2%	138	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Rapid City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Rapid City is 2 h behind Charlotte). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	3h 58m Chicago	ORD 13:20 → RAP 14:55AA 3767 · flown by Envoy	8h 50m	97%	88%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 07:39 → DEN 09:10AA 1754	2h 05m Denver	DEN 11:15 → RAP 12:29UA 1623	6h 50m	96%	84%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	CLT 08:25 → MSP 10:04AA 2154	3h 27m Minneapolis	MSP 13:31 → RAP 14:19DL 3967 · flown by SkyWest	7h 54m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	1h 31m Minneapolis	MSP 09:33 → RAP 10:18DL 3971 · flown by SkyWest	5h 58m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	CLT 11:12 → MSP 12:59DL 1827	2h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 15:00 → RAP 15:48DL 3851 · flown by SkyWest	6h 36m	96%	79%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	2h 58m Denver	DEN 13:25 → RAP 14:46UA 5556 · flown by SkyWest	8h 06m	98%	77%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	3h 08m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:43 → RAP 12:17AA 3891 · flown by Envoy	8h 29m	100%	75%
American Details →	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	1h 42m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:58 → RAP 16:20AA 3762 · flown by Envoy	6h 50m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 19:14 → MSP 21:00DL 2820	54m Minneapolis	MSP 21:54 → RAP 22:37DL 3714 · flown by SkyWest	5h 23m	73%	52%
American Details →	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	1h 26m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:03 → RAP 21:32AA 3567 · flown by Envoy	6h 54m	72%	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

DFW · 1h 07m · leaves 07:40 9%

DEN · 48m · leaves 08:40 12%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 54m · leaves 19:14 27%

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