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 9 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	MEM	CLT	1h 51m	84%	2.1%	1,742	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Charlotte on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Memphis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MEM 05:15 → MDW 06:50WN 2916	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 07:50 → CLT 10:55WN 2749	4h 40m	88%	84%
Delta Details →	MEM 05:15 → ATL 07:35DL 1666	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 13m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:25 → ATL 09:45DL 1625	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	5h 10m	98%	80%
United Details →	MEM 09:00 → IAH 10:54UA 4003 · flown by Mesa	1h 16m Houston	IAH 12:10 → CLT 16:02UA 6197 · flown by Mesa	6h 02m	95%	79%
Delta Details →	MEM 16:21 → ATL 18:46DL 1700	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	6h 38m	98%	78%
American Details →	MEM 06:21 → ORD 08:29AA 4279 · flown by Envoy	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	5h 17m	96%	77%
Delta Details →	MEM 06:00 → MSP 08:13DL 3899 · flown by SkyWest	2h 17m Minneapolis	MSP 10:30 → CLT 13:59DL 2819	6h 59m	97%	75%
American Details →	MEM 05:51 → DFW 07:40AA 1884	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:34 → CLT 12:14AA 1690	5h 23m	90%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MEM 10:32 → ORD 12:31AA 3683 · flown by Envoy	46m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	4h 57m	74%	64%
American Details →	MEM 11:15 → PHL 14:40AA 5277 · flown by PSA	1h 10m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	5h 38m	73%	60%
United Details →	MEM 15:23 → IAH 17:25UA 5798 · flown by SkyWest	47m Houston	IAH 18:12 → CLT 21:59UA 2864	5h 36m	55%	42%

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

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 06:21 4%

IAH · 1h 16m · leaves 09:00 5%

LGA · 54m · leaves 07:05 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 14:20 33%

IAH · 47m · leaves 15:23 45%

DFW · 52m · leaves 18:30 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 4279 MEM 06:21 → ORD United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT Connection details →	1h 57m	6h 29m	100%	87%
Delta DL 1666 MEM 05:15 → ATL American AA 5039 ATL 11:11 → CLT Connection details →	3h 36m	6h 21m	98%	77%
American AA 3683 MEM 10:32 → ORD United UA 5757 ORD 14:30 → CLT Connection details →	1h 59m	6h 27m	92%	75%

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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