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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 8% of the time at 11 am and 42% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	CAE	2h 29m	81%	2.4%	985	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 11:11 → CAE 12:20AA 5994 · flown by Piedmont	6h 20m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	1h 23m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → CAE 11:14DL 5091 · flown by Endeavor	4h 46m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	1h 51m Atlanta	ATL 12:00 → CAE 13:02DL 2944	5h 07m	96%	83%
American Details →	DFW 09:50 → CLT 13:31AA 1857	3h 36m Charlotte	CLT 17:07 → CAE 18:13AA 5875 · flown by Piedmont	7h 23m	100%	78%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → CLT 10:44AA 317	2h 18m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → CAE 14:07AA 6047 · flown by Piedmont	6h 07m	98%	77%
American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 13:34 → CAE 16:43AA 4183 · flown by Envoy	7h 13m	99%	77%
Delta Details →	DFW 08:10 → ATL 11:28DL 1627	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 14:05 → CAE 15:09DL 3193	5h 59m	92%	76%
United Details →	DFW 07:20 → IAD 11:26UA 2639	1h 09m Dulles	IAD 12:35 → CAE 14:16UA 4288 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 56m	92%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 17:59 → CLT 21:49AA 1703	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 22:55 → CAE 23:58AA 5791 · flown by Piedmont	4h 59m	73%	50%
United Details →	DFW 14:15 → ORD 16:57UA 2160	58m Chicago	ORD 17:55 → CAE 21:16UA 4478 · flown by GoJet	6h 01m	62%	42%
American Details →	DFW 14:48 → LGA 19:22AA 610	1h 07m New York	LGA 20:29 → CAE 22:41AA 4667 · flown by Republic	6h 53m	58%	29%

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

IAD · 1h 09m · leaves 07:20 8%

CLT · 57m · leaves 05:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 58m · leaves 14:15 38%

LGA · 1h 07m · leaves 14:48 42%

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 15:57 49%

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 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2944 ATL 12:00 → CAE Connection details →	2h 47m	6h 02m	100%	88%
American AA 891 DFW 07:19 → ATL Delta DL 3193 ATL 14:05 → CAE Connection details →	3h 36m	6h 50m	96%	79%
United UA 1695 DFW 07:08 → ORD American AA 4183 ORD 13:34 → CAE Connection details →	3h 44m	8h 35m	99%	77%

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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