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

Take the nonstop: American DAY → PHL (1h 42m) reaches Philadelphia on time 9 times in 10; the most reliable connection, United via Dulles (3h 47m), 73%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DAY	PHL	1h 42m	90%	1.9%	362	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DAY 05:40 → ORD 05:55UA 4415 · flown by GoJet	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 07:15 → PHL 10:30UA 2038	4h 50m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	DAY 06:00 → ATL 07:42DL 3140	3h 39m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 26m	98%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAY 08:17 → ORD 08:50AA 3685 · flown by Envoy	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 11:33 → PHL 14:47UA 2182	6h 30m	100%	78%
American Details →	DAY 06:31 → CLT 08:20AA 5234 · flown by PSA	2h 40m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	6h 12m	96%	74%
American Details →	DAY 08:30 → CLT 10:19AA 5242 · flown by PSA	2h 43m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	6h 20m	98%	73%
United Details →	DAY 10:23 → IAD 11:53UA 4181 · flown by GoJet	1h 02m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 47m	85%	73%
Delta Details →	DAY 18:38 → ATL 20:29DL 3088	2h 26m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	6h 22m	95%	69%
American Details →	DAY 14:02 → CLT 15:48AA 5490 · flown by PSA	2h 24m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	6h 10m	95%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DAY 14:02 → CLT 15:48AA 5490 · flown by PSA	57m Charlotte	CLT 16:45 → PHL 18:41AA 1838	4h 35m	74%	51%
American Details →	DAY 16:10 → ORD 16:44AA 6451 · flown by SkyWest	2h 04m Chicago	ORD 18:48 → PHL 21:59AA 2443	5h 56m	69%	35%

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 · 1h 13m · leaves 06:00 7%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 06:31 9%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 07:15 15%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 05m · leaves 14:53 17%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 13:34 21%

CLT · 57m · leaves 14:02 26%

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