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 7% of the time at 9 am and 38% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	LAX	5h 23m	80%	1.0%	2,270	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Charlotte). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	CLT 18:09 → SLC 20:29DL 2070	2h 16m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:45 → LAX 23:46DL 2014	8h 37m	99%	94%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	9h 09m	100%	93%
American Details →	CLT 11:30 → TUL 12:59AA 2853	2h 22m Tulsa	TUL 15:21 → LAX 16:55AA 6366 · flown by SkyWest	8h 25m	95%	92%
American Details →	CLT 07:07 → LAS 08:44AA 2030	1h 20m Las Vegas	LAS 10:04 → LAX 11:24AA 6425 · flown by SkyWest	7h 17m	99%	92%
American Details →	CLT 11:20 → OMA 12:53AA 2225	2h 53m Omaha	OMA 15:46 → LAX 17:25AA 6278 · flown by SkyWest	9h 05m	97%	90%
American Details →	CLT 11:10 → OKC 12:57AA 2220	1h 25m Oklahoma City	OKC 14:22 → LAX 15:39AA 6272 · flown by SkyWest	7h 29m	92%	89%
United Details →	CLT 10:27 → IAD 11:55UA 4012 · flown by Mesa	3h 20m Dulles	IAD 15:15 → LAX 17:47UA 684	10h 20m	100%	89%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	2h 59m Denver	DEN 13:26 → LAX 14:57UA 774	9h 17m	98%	88%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 11:45 → JFK 13:47AA 2812	53m New York	JFK 14:40 → LAX 17:48AA 255	9h 03m	66%	52%
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	58m Chicago	ORD 20:49 → LAX 23:13AA 613	7h 47m	44%	21%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:49 → LAX 22:03AA 1084	7h 03m	51%	21%

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

LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 07:07 1%

DEN · 1h 18m · leaves 08:40 4%

MSP · 1h 15m · leaves 06:20 5%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 52m · leaves 14:32 46%

ORD · 58m · leaves 18:26 56%

DFW · 47m · leaves 19:52 69%

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 2030 CLT 07:07 → LAS United UA 203 LAS 10:45 → LAX Connection details →	2h 01m	7h 58m	97%	91%
American AA 588 CLT 11:37 → PHX United UA 5718 PHX 15:50 → LAX Connection details →	2h 54m	8h 50m	99%	90%
American AA 1754 CLT 07:39 → DEN Frontier F9 2341 DEN 12:32 → LAX Connection details →	3h 22m	9h 30m	100%	90%

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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