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 DFW → ILM flights land within a few points of 63% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	ILM	2h 43m	63%	3.1%	708	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	1h 52m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → ILM 12:51AA 3613 · flown by Envoy	6h 51m	95%	90%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 37m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → ILM 12:33AA 5822 · flown by Piedmont	6h 33m	99%	85%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → CLT 10:44AA 317	2h 21m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ILM 14:19AA 5809 · flown by Piedmont	6h 19m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	3h 33m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → ILM 13:43DL 731	7h 13m	99%	81%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	1h 44m Chicago	ORD 11:34 → ILM 15:00UA 5932 · flown by SkyWest	6h 52m	96%	78%
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → MIA 18:24AA 1167	3h 34m Miami	MIA 21:58 → ILM 23:59AA 3897 · flown by Envoy	8h 34m	96%	75%
American Details →	DFW 05:05 → PHL 09:22AA 2358	3h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → ILM 14:59AA 6133 · flown by Piedmont	8h 52m	97%	74%
American Details →	DFW 06:00 → ORD 08:39AA 3075	3h 01m Chicago	ORD 11:40 → ILM 15:01AA 4009 · flown by Envoy	8h 01m	95%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:34 → MIA 20:35AA 3308	1h 23m Miami	MIA 21:58 → ILM 23:59AA 3897 · flown by Envoy	6h 25m	74%	57%
American Details →	DFW 16:10 → PHL 20:53AA 2973	1h 02m Philadelphia	PHL 21:55 → ILM 23:45AA 6083 · flown by Piedmont	6h 35m	64%	43%
American Details →	DFW 11:55 → CLT 15:36AA 1696	48m Charlotte	CLT 16:24 → ILM 17:41AA 6116 · flown by Piedmont	4h 46m	61%	42%

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

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 05:05 6%

ATL · 47m · leaves 08:10 24%

ORD · 51m · leaves 06:00 29%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 02m · leaves 16:10 36%

CLT · 51m · leaves 17:59 44%

LGA · 53m · leaves 10:30 50%

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 731 ATL 12:15 → ILM Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 43m	100%	85%
American AA 1360 DFW 05:00 → ORD United UA 5932 ORD 11:34 → ILM Connection details →	3h 56m	9h 00m	97%	80%
Frontier F9 2970 DFW 06:00 → PHL American AA 6133 PHL 13:12 → ILM Connection details →	2h 42m	7h 57m	89%	70%

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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