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 → SNA flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	SNA	5h 28m	75%	1.4%	364	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	CLT 07:09 → IAH 08:50UA 575	3h 40m Houston	IAH 12:30 → SNA 14:03UA 2780	9h 54m	98%	83%
United Details →	CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963	2h 58m Denver	DEN 13:25 → SNA 14:56UA 1707	9h 16m	98%	83%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	2h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:40 → SNA 10:52AA 2672	8h 03m	97%	80%
United Details →	CLT 11:10 → EWR 13:16UA 3448 · flown by Republic	3h 44m Newark	EWR 17:00 → SNA 20:06UA 1690	11h 56m	100%	78%
American Details →	CLT 16:50 → PHX 18:14AA 1779	2h 53m Phoenix	PHX 21:07 → SNA 22:26AA 2637	8h 36m	97%	78%
American Details →	CLT 07:40 → DFW 09:36AA 1707	2h 47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 12:23 → SNA 13:31AA 2684	8h 51m	98%	76%
United Details →	CLT 16:08 → DEN 17:55UA 2609	2h 37m Denver	DEN 20:32 → SNA 22:01UA 725	8h 53m	94%	74%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → SNA 12:40DL 329	8h 41m	100%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 18:23 → PHX 19:51AA 1073	1h 16m Phoenix	PHX 21:07 → SNA 22:26AA 2637	7h 03m	70%	56%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	1h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:16 → SNA 22:24AA 348	7h 24m	67%	46%
American Details →	CLT 07:50 → PHX 09:19AA 1381	56m Phoenix	PHX 10:15 → SNA 11:43AA 2655	6h 53m	73%	46%

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

PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 07:41 7%

DFW · 1h 17m · leaves 07:40 8%

DEN · 53m · leaves 08:40 9%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 14:35 23%

PHX · 1h 16m · leaves 18:23 30%

DFW · 1h 16m · leaves 18:00 33%

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 2030 CLT 07:07 → LAS Frontier F9 1699 LAS 11:17 → SNA Connection details →	2h 33m	8h 27m	100%	87%
American AA 1754 CLT 07:39 → DEN United UA 1320 DEN 11:20 → SNA Connection details →	2h 10m	8h 12m	96%	84%
American AA 1930 CLT 07:42 → IAH United UA 2780 IAH 12:30 → SNA Connection details →	3h 05m	9h 21m	97%	84%

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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