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 75-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	SAN	5h 12m	78%	0.9%	1,396	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 11:53 → SAN 13:21DL 540	9h 22m	100%	85%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 12m Philadelphia	PHL 08:39 → SAN 11:20AA 1621	8h 35m	94%	85%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	3h 03m Denver	DEN 13:30 → SAN 14:55UA 1302	9h 15m	99%	84%
American Details →	CLT 05:15 → MIA 07:20AA 1165	1h 30m Miami	MIA 08:50 → SAN 11:12AA 2979	8h 57m	98%	84%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	57m Dulles	IAD 08:26 → SAN 10:49UA 1930	7h 49m	91%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 23m Atlanta	ATL 08:05 → SAN 09:33DL 725	7h 03m	98%	82%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	3h 38m Chicago	ORD 13:00 → SAN 15:25UA 2683	10h 20m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	CLT 18:09 → SLC 20:29DL 2070	2h 26m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:55 → SAN 23:50DL 1202	8h 44m	99%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	50m Philadelphia	PHL 15:40 → SAN 18:22AA 1489	8h 20m	65%	51%
American Details →	CLT 16:40 → MIA 18:57AA 2231	1h 15m Miami	MIA 20:12 → SAN 22:38AA 2463	8h 58m	72%	32%
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	1h 19m Chicago	ORD 21:10 → SAN 23:26AA 2457	8h 00m	65%	27%

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 12m · leaves 05:45 6%

DTW · 55m · leaves 06:00 6%

IAD · 57m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 11m · leaves 19:52 38%

EWR · 48m · leaves 17:51 48%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 19:05 65%

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 2529 CLT 09:20 → SEA Delta DL 2613 SEA 15:25 → SAN Connection details →	3h 18m	11h 53m	100%	83%
American AA 5219 CLT 07:20 → IAD United UA 2163 IAD 12:40 → SAN Connection details →	3h 50m	10h 43m	100%	83%
American AA 352 CLT 13:20 → LAX United UA 5415 LAX 18:50 → SAN Connection details →	3h 32m	9h 31m	99%	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