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 → SGF flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	SGF	2h 29m	82%	1.9%	1,330	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	3h 01m Chicago	ORD 12:03 → SGF 13:50AA 3802 · flown by Envoy	7h 01m	99%	85%
United Details →	CLT 07:09 → IAH 08:50UA 575	3h 35m Houston	IAH 12:25 → SGF 14:15UA 4569 · flown by GoJet	8h 06m	98%	84%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	3h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:46 → SGF 12:16AA 3794 · flown by Envoy	7h 31m	100%	83%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	2h 53m Denver	DEN 13:20 → SGF 16:20UA 4693 · flown by SkyWest	8h 40m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 09:55 → SGF 10:52DL 4707 · flown by Endeavor	4h 53m	97%	82%
American Details →	CLT 08:56 → DFW 10:48AA 1276	3h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:58 → SGF 15:26AA 3795 · flown by Envoy	7h 29m	99%	80%
American Details →	CLT 15:04 → DFW 16:58AA 1709	3h 25m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:23 → SGF 21:54AA 4092 · flown by Envoy	7h 50m	99%	78%
United Details →	CLT 11:48 → IAH 13:34UA 6236 · flown by Mesa	3h 16m Houston	IAH 16:50 → SGF 18:43UA 4867 · flown by CommuteAir	7h 55m	99%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	CLT 10:35 → ORD 11:59UA 4680 · flown by SkyWest	46m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → SGF 14:32UA 4436 · flown by GoJet	4h 57m	74%	51%
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	59m Chicago	ORD 20:50 → SGF 22:39AA 3963 · flown by Envoy	5h 11m	46%	33%

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

DFW · 1h 02m · leaves 05:45 8%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 09:42 16%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 59m · leaves 18:26 54%

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 4569 IAH 12:25 → SGF Connection details →	3h 00m	7h 33m	97%	84%
United UA 2771 CLT 08:05 → ORD American AA 3802 ORD 12:03 → SGF Connection details →	2h 41m	6h 42m	92%	79%
Frontier F9 3165 CLT 06:10 → DFW American AA 3794 DFW 10:46 → SGF Connection details →	2h 41m	7h 06m	94%	78%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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