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 → AVL flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	AVL	1h 04m	81%	2.4%	2,196	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → AVL 11:10DL 573	4h 11m	98%	91%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 33m Atlanta	ATL 08:15 → AVL 09:16DL 3077	3h 46m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AVL 13:14DL 1182	5h 11m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → AVL 14:41DL 3099	4h 59m	98%	80%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 18m Philadelphia	PHL 08:45 → AVL 10:52AA 6091 · flown by Piedmont	5h 07m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:41DL 3190	1h 31m Atlanta	ATL 15:12 → AVL 16:13DL 2037	3h 53m	96%	77%
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	1h 56m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → AVL 16:58UA 5573 · flown by SkyWest	6h 23m	97%	76%
Delta Details →	CLT 14:20 → ATL 15:39DL 2157	3h 58m Atlanta	ATL 19:37 → AVL 20:41DL 3071	6h 21m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 19:37 → AVL 20:41DL 3071	3h 45m	74%	57%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	51m Miami	MIA 21:12 → AVL 22:47AA 4042 · flown by Envoy	5h 19m	52%	37%
United Details →	CLT 17:51 → EWR 19:59UA 3468 · flown by Republic	1h 00m Newark	EWR 20:59 → AVL 23:15UA 4405 · flown by GoJet	5h 24m	68%	35%

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

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 05:45 5%

MSP · 1h 02m · leaves 06:20 6%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 09:42 13%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 00m · leaves 17:51 32%

DFW · 53m · leaves 16:38 46%

MIA · 51m · leaves 18:00 48%

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 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 3099 ATL 13:45 → AVL Connection details →	3h 04m	5h 31m	100%	82%
American AA 2908 CLT 11:01 → ORD United UA 5573 ORD 13:55 → AVL Connection details →	1h 36m	5h 57m	82%	65%
Delta DL 5068 CLT 09:36 → LGA American AA 4342 LGA 13:14 → AVL Connection details →	1h 42m	5h 49m	81%	58%

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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