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 one-hour layover misses 7% of the time at 9 am and 44% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	XNA	3h 22m	81%	2.7%	369	Flying now
American	LGA	XNA	3h 34m	77%	5.0%	896	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fayetteville/Springdale/ on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Fayetteville/Springdale/ is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	LGA 10:00 → DEN 12:20UA 716	1h 10m Denver	DEN 13:30 → XNA 16:25UA 5641 · flown by SkyWest	7h 25m	96%	84%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 46m Charlotte	CLT 11:44 → XNA 13:12AA 5444 · flown by PSA	8h 12m	99%	82%
American Details →	LGA 06:30 → ORD 08:14AA 462	3h 31m Chicago	ORD 11:45 → XNA 13:41AA 3848 · flown by Envoy	8h 11m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:25 → MSP 08:14DL 2510	56m Minneapolis	MSP 09:10 → XNA 11:09DL 3536 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	93%	82%
American Details →	LGA 12:10 → CLT 14:14AA 1150	3h 51m Charlotte	CLT 18:05 → XNA 19:36AA 4087 · flown by Envoy	8h 26m	99%	79%
United Details →	LGA 10:15 → IAH 13:06UA 2617	1h 26m Houston	IAH 14:32 → XNA 16:15UA 4062 · flown by Mesa	7h 00m	93%	77%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → XNA 11:17DL 4082 · flown by SkyWest	6h 17m	98%	76%
United Details →	LGA 06:00 → IAH 08:44UA 2371	51m Houston	IAH 09:35 → XNA 11:12UA 4297 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 12m	88%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LGA 14:11 → ORD 16:00AA 1705	1h 00m Chicago	ORD 17:00 → XNA 19:01AA 3846 · flown by Envoy	5h 50m	66%	40%
American Details →	LGA 16:00 → ORD 18:08AA 396	52m Chicago	ORD 19:00 → XNA 21:00AA 4105 · flown by Envoy	6h 00m	56%	37%
American Details →	LGA 17:01 → DFW 20:10AA 3103	1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:19 → XNA 22:37AA 3059	6h 36m	61%	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 03m · leaves 06:00 4%

ATL · 55m · leaves 06:59 7%

MSP · 56m · leaves 06:25 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 16:59 37%

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 17:01 39%

ORD · 52m · leaves 16:00 44%

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 751 LGA 07:45 → DEN United UA 5641 DEN 13:30 → XNA Connection details →	3h 35m	9h 40m	99%	84%
United UA 2389 LGA 06:10 → ORD American AA 3848 ORD 11:45 → XNA Connection details →	3h 56m	8h 31m	100%	81%
Delta DL 5068 LGA 06:51 → CLT American AA 5444 CLT 11:44 → XNA Connection details →	2h 48m	7h 21m	97%	75%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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