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 → MCI flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	MCI	2h 34m	77%	2.0%	1,190	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 11:01 → MIA 13:11AA 969	1h 37m Miami	MIA 14:48 → MCI 17:23AA 3939 · flown by Envoy	7h 22m	98%	88%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	2h 25m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:00 → MCI 11:44AA 3661 · flown by Envoy	6h 59m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → MCI 11:16DL 2908	5h 17m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 08:20 → MCI 09:31DL 2471	5h 01m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 13:24 → MCI 14:32DL 1443	5h 50m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	CLT 11:12 → MSP 12:59DL 1827	2h 21m Minneapolis	MSP 15:20 → MCI 16:47DL 1630	6h 36m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:41DL 3190	1h 43m Atlanta	ATL 15:24 → MCI 16:35DL 1660	5h 16m	96%	81%
American Details →	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	2h 39m Chicago	ORD 14:58 → MCI 16:49AA 4745 · flown by Republic	6h 48m	100%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	1h 20m Atlanta	ATL 19:35 → MCI 20:46DL 1130	4h 50m	74%	58%
Delta Details →	CLT 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 1430	56m Detroit	DTW 19:50 → MCI 20:51DL 1321	4h 48m	64%	45%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	1h 04m Miami	MIA 21:25 → MCI 23:50AA 670	6h 46m	68%	43%

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 00m · leaves 06:00 6%

BNA · 1h 10m · leaves 06:35 10%

PHL · 1h 02m · leaves 07:55 12%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 19:52 50%

LGA · 48m · leaves 17:05 53%

BNA · 50m · leaves 21:15 70%

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 2154 CLT 08:25 → MSP Delta DL 1613 MSP 13:45 → MCI Connection details →	3h 41m	7h 49m	98%	86%
American AA 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 1443 ATL 13:24 → MCI Connection details →	2h 43m	6h 22m	99%	86%
American AA 1791 CLT 07:28 → DTW Delta DL 2741 DTW 12:25 → MCI Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 57m	98%	85%

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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