Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 7 am and 3 times in 5 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	DFW	3h 00m	79%	2.4%	3,595	Flying now
Frontier	CLT	DFW	2h 55m	73%	3.4%	261	Flying now
Spirit	CLT	DFW	2h 55m	92%few flights	0.0%	12	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Charlotte). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	CLT 08:00 → BWI 09:26AA 1635	2h 34m Baltimore	BWI 12:00 → DFW 14:27AA 2747	7h 27m	98%	92%
American Details →	CLT 07:15 → FLL 09:16AA 1865	2h 43m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 11:59 → DFW 14:12AA 2210	7h 57m	100%	89%
American Details →	CLT 07:07 → JAX 08:32AA 1989	2h 59m Jacksonville	JAX 11:31 → DFW 13:11AA 1975	7h 04m	100%	85%
American Details →	CLT 08:59 → CHS 10:07AA 1666	2h 51m Charleston	CHS 12:58 → DFW 14:50AA 5396 · flown by PSA	6h 51m	97%	84%
American Details →	CLT 10:18 → AUS 12:11AA 1419	1h 45m Austin	AUS 13:56 → DFW 15:10AA 4095 · flown by Envoy	5h 52m	96%	84%
American Details →	CLT 07:27 → CHA 08:54AA 6050 · flown by Piedmont	3h 27m Chattanooga	CHA 12:21 → DFW 13:39AA 3451 · flown by Envoy	7h 12m	100%	83%
American Details →	CLT 08:05 → PIT 09:30AA 2310	2h 10m Pittsburgh	PIT 11:40 → DFW 13:40AA 2290	6h 35m	97%	82%
American Details →	CLT 07:41 → PHX 09:05AA 1678	1h 26m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	8h 29m	97%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	1h 08m Chicago	ORD 20:59 → DFW 23:32AA 2600	6h 06m	54%	24%
American Details →	CLT 13:06 → MCO 14:55AA 3271	50m Orlando	MCO 15:45 → DFW 17:47AA 2143	5h 41m	53%	24%
American Details →	CLT 15:47 → MCO 17:36AA 1660	50m Orlando	MCO 18:26 → DFW 20:30AA 2385	5h 43m	41%	12%

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 · 58m · leaves 05:30 5%

STL · 1h 11m · leaves 07:36 5%

DTW · 1h 15m · leaves 09:42 6%

Afternoon and evening

XNA · 52m · leaves 16:17 48%

BHM · 57m · leaves 17:32 49%

MCO · 50m · leaves 15:47 59%

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.


Southwest WN 4695 CLT 07:50 → BWI American AA 2747 BWI 12:00 → DFW Connection details →	2h 40m	7h 37m	96%	90%
American AA 1791 CLT 07:28 → DTW Delta DL 1041 DTW 12:45 → DFW Connection details →	3h 28m	8h 06m	98%	82%
Delta DL 2275 CLT 06:59 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 51m	100%	81%

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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