Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


American	CLT	MSY	2h 05m	79%	1.3%	1,649	Flying now
Spirit	CLT	MSY	2h 06m	84%	0.0%	57	Not flying now
Frontier	CLT	MSY	–	100%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 52m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MSY 11:42DL 2542	5h 43m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 08:58 → MSY 09:30DL 1424	5h 03m	99%	85%
United Details →	CLT 17:00 → IAH 18:58UA 4020 · flown by Mesa	3h 17m Houston	IAH 22:15 → MSY 23:26UA 2474	7h 26m	99%	85%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	1h 11m Dulles	IAD 08:40 → MSY 10:24UA 2253	5h 24m	95%	84%
United Details →	CLT 07:09 → IAH 08:50UA 575	3h 05m Houston	IAH 11:55 → MSY 13:14UA 2385	7h 05m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	2h 53m Detroit	DTW 14:23 → MSY 15:57DL 1652	7h 15m	99%	83%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 16m Philadelphia	PHL 08:43 → MSY 10:44AA 2208	5h 59m	95%	81%
Southwest Details →	CLT 06:35 → BNA 07:00WN 1167	1h 05m Nashville	BNA 08:05 → MSY 09:40WN 594	4h 05m	88%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 16:45 → PHL 18:41AA 1838	1h 03m Philadelphia	PHL 19:44 → MSY 22:10AA 5454 · flown by PSA	6h 25m	72%	39%
American Details →	CLT 16:38 → DFW 18:37AA 2815	1h 23m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → MSY 21:31AA 1455	5h 53m	69%	38%
American Details →	CLT 19:52 → DFW 21:44AA 1698	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:30 → MSY 23:58AA 1472	5h 06m	30%	12%

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

PHL · 1h 16m · leaves 05:45 5%

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 5%

IAD · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 03m · leaves 16:45 28%

BNA · 1h 05m · leaves 21:15 62%

DFW · 46m · leaves 19:52 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 1930 CLT 07:42 → IAH United UA 2385 IAH 11:55 → MSY Connection details →	2h 30m	6h 32m	97%	84%
American AA 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 3157 ATL 13:45 → MSY Connection details →	3h 04m	6h 10m	100%	80%
American AA 2074 CLT 10:09 → MCO Frontier F9 1431 MCO 13:53 → MSY Connection details →	1h 56m	5h 40m	93%	75%

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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