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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 7 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	LGA	CAE	2h 14m	76%	5.7%	617	Flying now
Delta	LGA	CAE	2h 15m	68%	6.3%	665	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 13m Charlotte	CLT 11:11 → CAE 12:20AA 5994 · flown by Piedmont	6h 20m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → CAE 11:14DL 5091 · flown by Endeavor	5h 16m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:59 → ATL 09:20DL 342	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 12:00 → CAE 13:02DL 2944	6h 03m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	LGA 08:00 → ATL 10:29DL 364	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 14:05 → CAE 15:09DL 3193	7h 09m	100%	79%
American Details →	LGA 07:55 → CLT 10:01AA 1023	3h 01m Charlotte	CLT 13:02 → CAE 14:07AA 6047 · flown by Piedmont	6h 12m	99%	78%
American Details →	LGA 12:10 → CLT 14:14AA 1150	2h 53m Charlotte	CLT 17:07 → CAE 18:13AA 5875 · flown by Piedmont	6h 03m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	LGA 16:00 → ATL 18:48DL 969	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CAE 23:46DL 3029	7h 46m	99%	75%
American Details →	LGA 09:44 → ORD 11:30AA 3100	2h 04m Chicago	ORD 13:34 → CAE 16:43AA 4183 · flown by Envoy	6h 59m	93%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LGA 11:20 → ORD 12:57UA 2635	58m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → CAE 17:05UA 4523 · flown by GoJet	5h 45m	72%	52%
Delta Details →	LGA 18:59 → ATL 21:40DL 970	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CAE 23:46DL 3029	4h 47m	67%	51%
United Details →	LGA 14:51 → IAD 16:35UA 3688 · flown by Republic	46m Dulles	IAD 17:21 → CAE 19:09UA 4364 · flown by CommuteAir	4h 18m	53%	41%

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 · 49m · leaves 06:00 9%

CLT · 1h 10m · leaves 07:55 12%

DCA · 46m · leaves 06:15 27%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 18:59 33%

ORD · 54m · leaves 17:27 47%

IAD · 46m · leaves 14:51 47%

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 4628 LGA 06:09 → ATL Delta DL 2944 ATL 12:00 → CAE Connection details →	3h 17m	6h 53m	100%	83%
Delta DL 5068 LGA 06:51 → CLT American AA 5994 CLT 11:11 → CAE Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 29m	94%	80%
American AA 4606 LGA 09:00 → ATL Delta DL 3193 ATL 14:05 → CAE Connection details →	2h 29m	6h 09m	99%	78%

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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