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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


United	HSV	ORD	2h 14m	72%	2.7%	910	Flying now
American	HSV	ORD	2h 18m	71%	2.8%	652	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	HSV 05:45 → CLT 08:22AA 3940 · flown by Envoy	2h 39m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	6h 34m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	HSV 06:00 → DTW 08:58DL 5382 · flown by Endeavor	1h 17m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	4h 50m	93%	81%
United Details →	HSV 08:05 → IAD 11:11UA 4240 · flown by CommuteAir	2h 04m Dulles	IAD 13:15 → ORD 14:29UA 2331	6h 24m	96%	76%
American Details →	HSV 05:39 → CLT 08:20AA 5211 · flown by PSA	1h 22m Charlotte	CLT 09:42 → ORD 11:00AA 1038	5h 21m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	HSV 05:30 → ATL 07:32DL 2556	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	4h 43m	99%	75%
Delta Details →	HSV 07:12 → ATL 09:15DL 3009	3h 47m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	7h 04m	99%	73%
American Details →	HSV 05:00 → DFW 07:11AA 3394 · flown by Envoy	1h 19m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	6h 10m	89%	72%
United Details →	HSV 08:00 → DEN 10:20UA 4640 · flown by SkyWest	55m Denver	DEN 11:15 → ORD 14:55UA 2865	6h 55m	86%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HSV 16:34 → CLT 19:20AA 5807 · flown by Piedmont	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 20:27 → ORD 22:00AA 627	5h 26m	67%	39%
American Details →	HSV 13:15 → DCA 16:20AA 5213 · flown by PSA	1h 02m Washington	DCA 17:22 → ORD 18:54AA 1630	5h 39m	52%	30%
American Details →	HSV 15:37 → DFW 17:48AA 3580 · flown by Envoy	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	5h 45m	63%	24%

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 15m · leaves 09:50 6%

DTW · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 7%

DCA · 1h 09m · leaves 06:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 14:03 39%

CLT · 52m · leaves 19:02 40%

DCA · 1h 02m · leaves 13:15 48%

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 3394 HSV 05:00 → DFW United UA 1114 DFW 09:45 → ORD Connection details →	2h 34m	7h 26m	96%	88%
American AA 5211 HSV 05:39 → CLT United UA 4680 CLT 10:35 → ORD Connection details →	2h 15m	6h 20m	95%	80%
Delta DL 2556 HSV 05:30 → ATL United UA 1239 ATL 11:29 → ORD Connection details →	3h 57m	7h 22m	99%	79%

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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