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 ILM → MIA flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	ILM	MIA	1h 57m	87%	1.8%	456	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ILM 07:02 → CLT 08:10AA 2760	2h 51m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → MIA 13:11AA 969	6h 08m	99%	85%
American Details →	ILM 05:06 → CLT 06:10AA 2493	3h 15m Charlotte	CLT 09:25 → MIA 11:37AA 1436	6h 31m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	ILM 05:48 → ATL 07:19DL 3187	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → MIA 13:04DL 1332	7h 16m	99%	79%
United Details →	ILM 07:30 → EWR 09:30UA 3706 · flown by Republic	2h 01m Newark	EWR 11:31 → MIA 14:38UA 2295	7h 08m	97%	74%
American Details →	ILM 09:15 → CLT 10:30AA 2569	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 13:30 → MIA 15:38AA 2912	6h 23m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	ILM 10:30 → ATL 12:06DL 376	48m Atlanta	ATL 12:54 → MIA 14:55DL 1579	4h 25m	97%	73%
Delta Details →	ILM 06:50 → LGA 08:36DL 5237 · flown by Endeavor	2h 39m New York	LGA 11:15 → MIA 14:24DL 1538	7h 34m	98%	72%
American Details →	ILM 06:11 → LGA 07:56AA 4682 · flown by Republic	3h 04m New York	LGA 11:00 → MIA 14:11AA 2945	8h 00m	98%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ILM 14:32 → BOS 16:44AA 4738 · flown by Republic	1h 11m Boston	BOS 17:55 → MIA 21:35AA 1562	7h 03m	67%	49%
American Details →	ILM 18:06 → CLT 19:29AA 6116 · flown by Piedmont	46m Charlotte	CLT 20:15 → MIA 22:21AA 2321	4h 15m	56%	28%
American Details →	ILM 16:35 → DFW 18:52AA 2934	1h 13m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:05 → MIA 23:56AA 2823	7h 21m	73%	27%

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

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 07:02 4%

DFW · 1h 18m · leaves 07:00 9%

DCA · 56m · leaves 09:29 22%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 46m · leaves 18:06 44%

ORD · 49m · leaves 15:31 56%

DCA · 52m · leaves 15:16 65%

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 3187 ILM 05:48 → ATL American AA 2526 ATL 09:00 → MIA Connection details →	1h 41m	5h 19m	98%	80%
Delta DL 5237 ILM 06:50 → LGA American AA 3076 LGA 11:09 → MIA Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 31m	98%	80%
United UA 3706 ILM 07:30 → EWR American AA 1822 EWR 12:20 → MIA Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 59m	97%	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