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

Nonstops


American	CLT	OMA	2h 47m	79%	1.6%	1,003	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	3h 08m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → OMA 12:48AA 4455 · flown by Republic	8h 03m	97%	90%
United Details →	CLT 07:09 → IAH 08:50UA 575	3h 05m Houston	IAH 11:55 → OMA 14:11UA 6188 · flown by Mesa	8h 02m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	3h 13m Atlanta	ATL 11:26 → OMA 12:46DL 1125	6h 49m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 31m Atlanta	ATL 08:13 → OMA 09:36DL 2632	5h 06m	98%	82%
American Details →	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	3h 46m Chicago	ORD 16:05 → OMA 17:55AA 4724 · flown by Republic	7h 54m	100%	81%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	3h 23m Denver	DEN 13:50 → OMA 16:24UA 2327	8h 44m	99%	81%
Southwest Details →	CLT 07:35 → MDW 08:40WN 3048	1h 30m Chicago	MDW 10:10 → OMA 11:35WN 2984	5h 00m	98%	80%
American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	1h 28m Chicago	ORD 10:30 → OMA 12:20AA 3971 · flown by Envoy	5h 34m	94%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	1h 15m Atlanta	ATL 19:30 → OMA 20:54DL 2707	4h 58m	72%	56%
Delta Details →	CLT 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 1430	51m Detroit	DTW 19:45 → OMA 20:55DL 3715 · flown by SkyWest	4h 52m	59%	40%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	1h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → OMA 23:22AA 2628	6h 22m	74%	37%

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 04m · leaves 07:55 12%

MSP · 48m · leaves 06:20 17%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 16:56 28%

MDW · 1h 15m · leaves 19:05 41%

DTW · 51m · leaves 17:03 41%

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 6188 IAH 11:55 → OMA Connection details →	2h 30m	7h 29m	97%	86%
American AA 2602 CLT 09:00 → SLC Delta DL 3896 SLC 13:30 → OMA Connection details →	2h 10m	8h 52m	90%	84%
American AA 1791 CLT 07:28 → DTW Delta DL 3762 DTW 12:15 → OMA Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 57m	97%	83%

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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