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 ECP → CLT flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ECP	CLT	1h 48m	85%	1.9%	1,118	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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 Panama City Beach). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	ECP 07:50 → BNA 09:15WN 1785	55m Nashville	BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477	3h 45m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3114	1h 55m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	4h 28m	95%	80%
Delta Details →	ECP 07:41 → ATL 09:55DL 1674	2h 25m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	4h 54m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	ECP 17:08 → ATL 19:24DL 3094	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 51m	98%	77%
United Details →	ECP 10:25 → ORD 13:09UA 5874 · flown by SkyWest	1h 21m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	6h 34m	94%	76%
United Details →	ECP 09:00 → IAH 10:57UA 4034 · flown by Mesa	1h 13m Houston	IAH 12:10 → CLT 16:02UA 6197 · flown by Mesa	6h 02m	90%	76%
Delta Details →	ECP 09:19 → ATL 11:31DL 3048	3h 29m Atlanta	ATL 15:00 → CLT 16:18DL 3031	5h 59m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	ECP 14:47 → ATL 17:00DL 2823	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 20:40 → CLT 21:57DL 3139	6h 12m	99%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ECP 15:23 → DFW 17:50AA 1796	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229	6h 15m	63%	31%
Southwest Details →	ECP 13:25 → STL 15:15WN 1790	50m St Louis	STL 16:05 → CLT 18:55WN 4937	4h 30m	48%	25%
Southwest Details →	ECP 18:20 → BNA 19:45WN 554	1h 05m Nashville	BNA 20:50 → CLT 23:15WN 4518	3h 55m	46%	23%

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

BNA · 55m · leaves 07:50 5%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 09:00 10%

ATL · 49m · leaves 09:19 13%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 17:08 14%

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 15:23 37%

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.


Delta DL 3114 ECP 06:00 → ATL American AA 5039 ATL 11:11 → CLT Connection details →	2h 56m	5h 36m	96%	76%
Southwest WN 1790 ECP 13:25 → STL American AA 2731 STL 18:13 → CLT Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 48m	99%	73%
United UA 4255 ECP 06:30 → IAH American AA 1930 IAH 10:19 → CLT Connection details →	1h 51m	6h 27m	90%	71%

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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