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 8% of the time at 11 am and 22% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


American	MEM	ORD	2h 04m	77%	3.9%	1,323	Flying now
United	MEM	ORD	2h 03m	75%	3.9%	1,368	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 →	MEM 05:00 → CLT 07:46AA 978	3h 15m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 19m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	MEM 06:00 → BOS 10:05DL 5604 · flown by Republic	2h 20m Boston	BOS 12:25 → ORD 14:19DL 2816	8h 19m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	MEM 06:30 → DTW 09:23DL 2370	52m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	4h 20m	87%	76%
United Details →	MEM 06:00 → EWR 09:43UA 3642 · flown by Republic	1h 42m Newark	EWR 11:25 → ORD 13:08UA 1875	7h 08m	97%	74%
American Details →	MEM 08:00 → PHX 09:28AA 3879 · flown by Envoy	47m Phoenix	PHX 10:15 → ORD 16:12AA 2252	8h 12m	96%	74%
American Details →	MEM 06:27 → DCA 09:50AA 5441 · flown by PSA	1h 45m Washington	DCA 11:35 → ORD 12:53AA 489	6h 26m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	MEM 07:25 → ATL 09:45DL 1625	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	6h 51m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	MEM 05:15 → ATL 07:35DL 1666	1h 27m Atlanta	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	4h 58m	95%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MEM 11:15 → PHL 14:40AA 5277 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Philadelphia	PHL 15:45 → ORD 17:29AA 470	6h 14m	68%	42%
United Details →	MEM 15:25 → DEN 17:09UA 498	51m Denver	DEN 18:00 → ORD 21:39UA 1411	6h 14m	62%	31%
American Details →	MEM 18:49 → CLT 21:50AA 5269 · flown by PSA	49m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	5h 12m	54%	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

PHX · 47m · leaves 08:00 4%

IAH · 1h 01m · leaves 09:00 8%

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 09:27 9%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 09m · leaves 16:26 34%

DEN · 51m · leaves 15:25 38%

CLT · 49m · leaves 18:49 46%

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.


Southwest WN 4596 MEM 06:00 → MCO American AA 2067 MCO 11:38 → ORD Connection details →	2h 38m	7h 45m	100%	91%
Delta DL 5604 MEM 06:00 → BOS American AA 1610 BOS 12:01 → ORD Connection details →	1h 56m	8h 02m	95%	84%
Delta DL 3899 MEM 06:00 → MSP American AA 4162 MSP 10:31 → ORD Connection details →	2h 18m	6h 16m	96%	84%

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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