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 → DAY flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	DAY	1h 42m	75%	1.3%	1,380	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 13:35 → DAY 15:07DL 2763	5h 24m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 09:06 → DAY 10:38DL 3108	5h 08m	99%	82%
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	3h 01m Chicago	ORD 15:00 → DAY 17:30UA 5810 · flown by SkyWest	6h 55m	100%	78%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	1h 55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:30 → DAY 13:04AA 5163 · flown by PSA	7h 19m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:41DL 3190	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 16:17 → DAY 17:50DL 3088	5h 31m	99%	76%
American Details →	CLT 09:42 → ORD 11:00AA 1038	2h 10m Chicago	ORD 13:10 → DAY 15:35AA 5008 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	95%	70%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	46m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → DAY 09:48UA 4188 · flown by GoJet	3h 48m	83%	64%
American Details →	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	1h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:30 → DAY 18:02AA 5156 · flown by PSA	6h 32m	94%	62%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CLT 10:27 → IAD 11:55UA 4012 · flown by Mesa	49m Dulles	IAD 12:44 → DAY 14:18UA 4241 · flown by CommuteAir	3h 51m	70%	58%
American Details →	CLT 14:34 → DCA 16:13AA 2839	1h 25m Washington	DCA 17:38 → DAY 19:22AA 5162 · flown by PSA	4h 48m	73%	40%
American Details →	CLT 16:47 → DCA 18:22AA 3263	55m Washington	DCA 19:17 → DAY 21:00AA 5473 · flown by PSA	4h 13m	51%	25%

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

IAD · 46m · leaves 06:00 17%

ATL · 53m · leaves 06:59 18%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 55m · leaves 16:47 49%

ORD · 48m · leaves 18:26 67%

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 2763 ATL 13:35 → DAY Connection details →	2h 54m	5h 56m	99%	85%
American AA 5219 CLT 07:20 → IAD United UA 4241 IAD 12:44 → DAY Connection details →	3h 54m	6h 58m	100%	82%
American AA 2908 CLT 11:01 → ORD United UA 5810 ORD 15:00 → DAY Connection details →	2h 41m	6h 29m	97%	77%

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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