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 → TUL flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	CLT	TUL	2h 35m	77%	1.3%	690	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 39m Atlanta	ATL 08:21 → TUL 09:25DL 2754	4h 53m	99%	85%
United Details →	CLT 17:00 → IAH 18:58UA 4020 · flown by Mesa	2h 44m Houston	IAH 21:42 → TUL 23:15UA 6179 · flown by Mesa	7h 15m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → TUL 11:56DL 2620	5h 57m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → ATL 11:01DL 3174	3h 54m Atlanta	ATL 14:55 → TUL 15:53DL 1186	7h 14m	100%	82%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → DFW 07:35AA 3180	3h 31m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:06 → TUL 12:18AA 3829 · flown by Envoy	7h 33m	100%	80%
Southwest Details →	CLT 06:35 → BNA 07:00WN 1167	1h 10m Nashville	BNA 08:10 → TUL 09:45WN 690	4h 10m	90%	79%
Southwest Details →	CLT 07:35 → MDW 08:40WN 3048	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 10:00 → TUL 11:50WN 680	5h 15m	98%	77%
American Details →	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	3h 35m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:51 → TUL 18:03AA 4133 · flown by Envoy	7h 33m	100%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	1h 04m Miami	MIA 21:25 → TUL 23:43AA 3380 · flown by Envoy	6h 43m	68%	56%
American Details →	CLT 14:35 → ORD 15:56AA 2080	1h 03m Chicago	ORD 16:59 → TUL 19:05AA 3827 · flown by Envoy	5h 30m	74%	53%
American Details →	CLT 16:30 → LGA 18:29AA 1722	1h 00m New York	LGA 19:29 → TUL 22:05AA 4341 · flown by Republic	6h 35m	54%	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

MDW · 1h 20m · leaves 07:35 2%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 05:45 4%

BNA · 1h 10m · leaves 06:35 10%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 00m · leaves 16:30 46%

DFW · 54m · leaves 19:52 61%

BNA · 55m · leaves 21:15 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 1758 CLT 11:30 → DEN United UA 5280 DEN 15:35 → TUL Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 54m	95%	82%
American AA 1920 CLT 14:52 → IAH United UA 6269 IAH 20:14 → TUL Connection details →	3h 36m	8h 00m	97%	79%
Frontier F9 3165 CLT 06:10 → DFW American AA 3829 DFW 11:06 → TUL Connection details →	3h 01m	7h 08m	96%	78%

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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