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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest DAL → CHS (2h 20m), on time 7 times in 10. Delta via Atlanta (4h 55m) is more reliable, 84%, but takes 2h 35m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest DAL CHS 2h 20m 70% 0.8% 365 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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

Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296 2h 50m Denver DEN 09:50 → CHS 15:14UA 1003 8h 14m 100% 85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261 3h 24m Atlanta ATL 12:29 → CHS 13:41DL 2179 6h 41m 100% 84%
DeltaDetails → DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516 1h 31m Atlanta ATL 10:46 → CHS 12:00DL 3107 4h 55m 95% 84%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → DAL 09:30 → ATL 12:35WN 1766 3h 24m Atlanta ATL 15:59 → CHS 17:18DL 2174 6h 46m 100% 79%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → DAL 16:30 → ATL 19:40WN 1263 3h 30m Atlanta ATL 23:10 → CHS 00:36 +1DL 2850 6h 56m 96% 77%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails → DAL 06:10 → DCA 10:00WN 3351 3h 24m Washington DCA 13:24 → CHS 15:16AA 4584 · flown by Republic 8h 06m 100% 75%
DeltaDetails → DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441 1h 22m Atlanta ATL 14:42 → CHS 15:58DL 1381 4h 49m 93% 75%
DeltaDetails → DAL 12:19 → ATL 15:31DL 1115 2h 11m Atlanta ATL 17:42 → CHS 18:54DL 3179 5h 38m 96% 71%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → DAL 11:05 → AUS 12:05WN 930 1h 00m Austin AUS 13:05 → CHS 16:45WN 269 4h 40m 68% 41%
SouthwestDetails → DAL 13:10 → DEN 14:10WN 1346 1h 10m Denver DEN 15:20 → CHS 20:40WN 1142 6h 30m 56% 32%
SouthwestDetails → DAL 15:10 → BWI 19:10WN 1283 1h 05m Baltimore BWI 20:15 → CHS 21:55WN 184 5h 50m 60% 20%

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.

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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