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 5% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 5 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


American	LIT	ORD	2h 03m	72%	2.3%	1,086	Flying now
United	LIT	ORD	2h 03m	71%	3.9%	1,135	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 →	LIT 05:03 → CLT 08:12AA 3404 · flown by Envoy	2h 49m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 16m	100%	89%
American Details →	LIT 06:00 → DCA 09:29AA 3630 · flown by Envoy	2h 06m Washington	DCA 11:35 → ORD 12:53AA 489	6h 53m	100%	80%
United Details →	LIT 07:05 → IAH 08:47UA 4301 · flown by CommuteAir	48m Houston	IAH 09:35 → ORD 12:29UA 2124	5h 24m	91%	77%
American Details →	LIT 06:01 → DFW 07:40AA 3364 · flown by Envoy	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	5h 09m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	LIT 06:44 → ATL 09:16DL 1396	3h 46m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	7h 32m	99%	73%
Delta Details →	LIT 05:25 → ATL 08:00DL 1565	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	4h 48m	95%	72%
United Details →	LIT 17:23 → IAH 19:10UA 5478 · flown by SkyWest	2h 58m Houston	IAH 22:08 → ORD 00:45 +1UA 1752	7h 22m	100%	71%
American Details →	LIT 07:09 → CLT 10:18AA 4158 · flown by Envoy	2h 47m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ORD 14:20AA 836	7h 11m	99%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LIT 16:39 → DEN 18:25UA 5429 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Denver	DEN 19:40 → ORD 23:19UA 2085	6h 40m	73%	50%
American Details →	LIT 18:40 → CLT 21:50AA 3633 · flown by Envoy	49m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	5h 21m	63%	36%
American Details →	LIT 19:43 → DFW 21:18AA 3631 · flown by Envoy	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:12 → ORD 00:50 +1AA 1193	5h 07m	60%	30%

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 02m · leaves 05:25 5%

LGA · 1h 14m · leaves 07:00 10%

DFW · 56m · leaves 06:00 20%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 15m · leaves 16:39 27%

CLT · 49m · leaves 18:40 37%

DFW · 54m · leaves 19:43 40%

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 3364 LIT 06:01 → DFW United UA 1114 DFW 09:45 → ORD Connection details →	2h 05m	6h 25m	100%	92%
American AA 3404 LIT 05:03 → CLT United UA 4680 CLT 10:35 → ORD Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 56m	100%	84%
American AA 3630 LIT 06:00 → DCA United UA 374 DCA 11:57 → ORD Connection details →	2h 28m	7h 15m	99%	83%

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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