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

Nonstops


American	CLT	GRR	1h 54m	76%	1.1%	1,024	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	2h 54m Chicago	ORD 11:56 → GRR 14:05AA 3553 · flown by Envoy	6h 19m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	CLT 13:17 → DTW 15:05DL 2684	2h 55m Detroit	DTW 18:00 → GRR 19:01DL 5800 · flown by Republic	5h 44m	98%	89%
Southwest Details →	CLT 07:35 → MDW 08:40WN 3048	1h 35m Chicago	MDW 10:15 → GRR 12:05WN 2779	4h 30m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → GRR 11:46DL 2547	4h 47m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:41DL 3190	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 15:19 → GRR 17:14DL 2058	4h 56m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	CLT 11:12 → MSP 12:59DL 1827	3h 03m Minneapolis	MSP 16:02 → GRR 18:28DL 1555	7h 16m	98%	79%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	1h 17m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:52 → GRR 12:22AA 3167	6h 38m	95%	78%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 18m Philadelphia	PHL 10:45 → GRR 12:53AA 5614 · flown by PSA	7h 10m	98%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 09:21 → DCA 10:50AA 2825	50m Washington	DCA 11:40 → GRR 13:33AA 5200 · flown by PSA	4h 14m	70%	44%
American Details →	CLT 16:47 → DCA 18:22AA 3263	1h 43m Washington	DCA 20:05 → GRR 22:00AA 5376 · flown by PSA	5h 15m	70%	39%
American Details →	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	1h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:40 → GRR 23:09AA 981	6h 31m	59%	28%

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

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 5%

DFW · 1h 17m · leaves 05:45 5%

PHL · 1h 04m · leaves 07:55 12%

Afternoon and evening

MDW · 1h 18m · leaves 19:05 40%

BWI · 1h 10m · leaves 19:50 41%

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 16:38 41%

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 1770 CLT 13:43 → DTW Delta DL 5800 DTW 18:00 → GRR Connection details →	2h 29m	5h 18m	90%	84%
United UA 2771 CLT 08:05 → ORD American AA 3553 ORD 11:56 → GRR Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 00m	92%	83%
American AA 2843 CLT 07:46 → ORD United UA 4598 ORD 12:40 → GRR Connection details →	3h 38m	7h 09m	99%	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