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 → MSN flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	MSN	2h 17m	79%	1.2%	1,012	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29AA 1977	1h 21m Washington	DCA 10:50 → MSN 12:13AA 4523 · flown by Republic	5h 13m	96%	87%
American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 10:52 → MSN 12:02AA 3437 · flown by Envoy	5h 16m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → MSN 10:22DL 2681	5h 54m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 14:43 → MSN 15:50DL 2599	7h 08m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	2h 10m Minneapolis	MSP 10:12 → MSN 11:20DL 4102 · flown by SkyWest	6h 00m	98%	79%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → MSN 11:49UA 5843 · flown by SkyWest	4h 44m	84%	76%
American Details →	CLT 09:42 → ORD 11:00AA 1038	2h 14m Chicago	ORD 13:14 → MSN 14:19AA 3716 · flown by Envoy	5h 40m	95%	75%
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 21:32 → MSN 22:43DL 2144	6h 47m	92%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 17:00 → MSN 18:12AA 3717 · flown by Envoy	4h 37m	75%	47%
American Details →	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	59m Philadelphia	PHL 15:49 → MSN 17:22AA 5532 · flown by PSA	5h 20m	75%	45%
Delta Details →	CLT 14:37 → LGA 16:40DL 5046 · flown by Endeavor	1h 10m New York	LGA 17:50 → MSN 19:43DL 5853 · flown by Republic	6h 06m	75%	38%

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 · 1h 07m · leaves 06:59 10%

DTW · 56m · leaves 09:42 11%

LGA · 1h 13m · leaves 09:36 14%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 01m · leaves 15:52 23%

LGA · 1h 10m · leaves 14:37 25%

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 20:27 39%

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 1533 CLT 08:55 → BOS Delta DL 5603 BOS 13:08 → MSN Connection details →	2h 00m	7h 08m	96%	82%
American AA 1754 CLT 07:39 → DEN United UA 2368 DEN 11:00 → MSN Connection details →	1h 50m	7h 31m	94%	80%
American AA 2154 CLT 08:25 → MSP Delta DL 4032 MSP 12:55 → MSN Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 40m	96%	80%

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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