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 → CLT (2h 25m), on time 3 times in 5. Southwest via Nashville (4h 30m) is more reliable, 76%, but takes 2h 05m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	CLT	2h 25m	60%	1.1%	377	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Charlotte on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Charlotte 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 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 12m	100%	90%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:10 → TPA 09:35WN 1415	2h 21m Tampa	TPA 11:56 → CLT 13:53AA 2828	6h 43m	100%	89%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	3h 03m Orlando	MCO 12:48 → CLT 14:45AA 2074	7h 40m	100%	89%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 35m	100%	84%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:35 → MCI 10:10WN 1343	2h 05m Kansas City	MCI 12:15 → CLT 15:43AA 2052	6h 08m	98%	83%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:20 → MSY 07:45WN 1466	1h 42m New Orleans	MSY 09:27 → CLT 12:28AA 2200	5h 08m	94%	82%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 09:00 → AUS 10:00WN 4172	2h 56m Austin	AUS 12:56 → CLT 16:50AA 1419	6h 52m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	7h 00m	97%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 15:10 → BWI 19:10WN 1283	55m Baltimore	BWI 20:05 → CLT 21:40WN 915	5h 35m	60%	29%
Southwest Details →	DAL 17:55 → BNA 19:45WN 277	1h 05m Nashville	BNA 20:50 → CLT 23:15WN 4518	4h 20m	42%	21%
Southwest Details →	DAL 13:40 → BNA 15:30WN 526	1h 10m Nashville	BNA 16:40 → CLT 19:10WN 478	4h 30m	64%	16%

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

ATL · 55m · leaves 06:05 12%

BNA · 1h 20m · leaves 07:05 14%

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