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 → CAE flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	CAE	1h 06m	85%	1.8%	2,834	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Columbia 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 → CAE 11:14DL 5091 · flown by Endeavor	4h 17m	98%	91%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	2h 33m Philadelphia	PHL 10:00 → CAE 12:06AA 6094 · flown by Piedmont	6h 21m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 08:20 → CAE 09:22DL 1010	3h 52m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 12:00 → CAE 13:02DL 2944	5h 01m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 14:05 → CAE 15:09DL 3193	5h 27m	100%	81%
American Details →	CLT 09:42 → ORD 11:00AA 1038	2h 34m Chicago	ORD 13:34 → CAE 16:43AA 4183 · flown by Envoy	7h 01m	96%	75%
American Details →	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	2h 47m Philadelphia	PHL 15:30 → CAE 17:36AA 6044 · flown by Piedmont	6h 36m	98%	73%
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	1h 56m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → CAE 17:05UA 4523 · flown by GoJet	6h 30m	97%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CLT 14:53 → IAD 16:30UA 6203 · flown by Mesa	51m Dulles	IAD 17:21 → CAE 19:09UA 4364 · flown by CommuteAir	4h 16m	74%	59%
American Details →	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	1h 23m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → CAE 23:34AA 4064 · flown by Envoy	6h 56m	69%	47%
Delta Details →	CLT 17:05 → LGA 19:12DL 5828 · flown by Republic	1h 47m New York	LGA 20:59 → CAE 23:16DL 5057 · flown by Endeavor	6h 09m	74%	39%

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

ATL · 49m · leaves 08:01 13%

LGA · 1h 14m · leaves 09:20 15%

IAD · 46m · leaves 06:00 17%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 51m · leaves 14:53 26%

DCA · 59m · leaves 18:22 43%

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 5219 CLT 07:20 → IAD United UA 4288 IAD 12:35 → CAE Connection details →	3h 45m	6h 56m	100%	82%
American AA 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 3193 ATL 14:05 → CAE Connection details →	3h 24m	5h 59m	100%	82%
United UA 4680 CLT 10:35 → ORD American AA 4183 ORD 13:34 → CAE Connection details →	1h 35m	6h 08m	81%	63%

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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