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 → ATW flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	ATW	2h 25m	77%	3.3%	394	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Appleton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Appleton 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	2h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:35 → ATW 12:09AA 3977 · flown by Envoy	7h 24m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	1h 30m Minneapolis	MSP 09:32 → ATW 10:47DL 4951 · flown by Endeavor	5h 27m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:00 → ATW 10:29DL 4440 · flown by SkyWest	5h 29m	98%	77%
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	1h 56m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → ATW 15:09UA 4479 · flown by GoJet	5h 34m	97%	75%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	1h 28m Detroit	DTW 12:58 → ATW 13:25DL 4696 · flown by Endeavor	4h 43m	96%	75%
United Details →	CLT 18:40 → ORD 20:18UA 5751 · flown by SkyWest	1h 42m Chicago	ORD 22:00 → ATW 23:23UA 4495 · flown by GoJet	5h 43m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → ATW 22:30DL 2945	6h 34m	92%	73%
American Details →	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	3h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:07 → ATW 22:41AA 4188 · flown by Envoy	8h 37m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	46m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → ATW 14:05UA 4475 · flown by GoJet	4h 30m	74%	51%
American Details →	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	54m Chicago	ORD 16:50 → ATW 18:08AA 3410 · flown by Envoy	4h 30m	68%	44%
American Details →	CLT 20:27 → ORD 22:00AA 627	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 23:00 → ATW 00:10 +1AA 3790 · flown by Envoy	4h 43m	61%	40%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 20:27 39%

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.


American AA 1791 CLT 07:28 → DTW Delta DL 4696 DTW 12:58 → ATW Connection details →	3h 41m	6h 57m	98%	77%
American AA 1038 CLT 09:42 → ORD United UA 4479 ORD 13:55 → ATW Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 27m	95%	73%
American AA 2843 CLT 07:46 → ORD United UA 4475 ORD 12:45 → ATW Connection details →	3h 43m	7h 19m	99%	71%

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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