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 90-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	ILM	1h 10m	82%	1.7%	2,960	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 28m Atlanta	ATL 08:10 → ILM 09:41DL 376	4h 11m	98%	94%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	2h 59m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → ILM 13:43DL 731	5h 42m	99%	83%
American Details →	CLT 07:06 → BOS 09:19AA 1548	2h 27m Boston	BOS 11:46 → ILM 13:58AA 4738 · flown by Republic	6h 54m	99%	83%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 13m Philadelphia	PHL 10:40 → ILM 12:28AA 5978 · flown by Piedmont	6h 43m	98%	80%
American Details →	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	3h 31m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → ILM 14:59AA 6133 · flown by Piedmont	7h 02m	97%	79%
United Details →	CLT 07:00 → EWR 08:59UA 798	1h 23m Newark	EWR 10:22 → ILM 12:12UA 3587 · flown by Republic	5h 12m	95%	77%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	2h 12m Chicago	ORD 11:34 → ILM 15:00UA 5932 · flown by SkyWest	6h 55m	92%	77%
American Details →	CLT 16:40 → MIA 18:57AA 2231	3h 01m Miami	MIA 21:58 → ILM 23:59AA 3897 · flown by Envoy	7h 19m	95%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 16:30 → LGA 18:29AA 1722	1h 30m New York	LGA 19:59 → ILM 22:01AA 4792 · flown by Republic	5h 31m	74%	47%
American Details →	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	51m New York	LGA 15:56 → ILM 18:02AA 4429 · flown by Republic	4h 56m	75%	46%
American Details →	CLT 14:34 → DCA 16:13AA 2839	1h 28m Washington	DCA 17:41 → ILM 19:14AA 5229 · flown by PSA	4h 43m	74%	33%

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

DFW · 1h 17m · leaves 08:56 7%

ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 09:42 13%

PHL · 59m · leaves 07:55 14%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 56m · leaves 14:20 23%

LGA · 1h 18m · leaves 17:05 37%

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 2843 CLT 07:46 → ORD United UA 5932 ORD 11:34 → ILM Connection details →	2h 32m	7h 14m	96%	80%
American AA 1533 CLT 08:55 → BOS JetBlue B6 1293 BOS 13:47 → ILM Connection details →	2h 39m	6h 59m	100%	78%
United UA 2771 CLT 08:05 → ORD American AA 4009 ORD 11:40 → ILM Connection details →	2h 18m	6h 56m	92%	70%

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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