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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s MHT → ORD flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
American MHT ORD 2h 56m 84% 2.2% 602 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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

Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → MHT 05:35 → BWI 07:10WN 4657 3h 22m Baltimore BWI 10:32 → ORD 11:48UA 704 7h 13m 100% 90%
AmericanDetails → MHT 05:38 → CLT 08:03AA 5035 · flown by PSA 2h 58m Charlotte CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908 7h 41m 96% 82%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → MHT 06:00 → DCA 07:50AA 5160 · flown by PSA 2h 40m Washington DCA 10:30 → ORD 11:48UA 2201 6h 48m 95% 80%
UnitedDetails → MHT 09:25 → IAD 11:19UA 4857 · flown by CommuteAir 1h 56m Dulles IAD 13:15 → ORD 14:29UA 2331 6h 04m 96% 77%
AmericanDetails → MHT 07:35 → PHL 09:14AA 6001 · flown by Piedmont 1h 21m Philadelphia PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041 5h 34m 89% 72%
AmericanDetails → MHT 10:32 → PHL 12:09AA 5976 · flown by Piedmont 3h 36m Philadelphia PHL 15:45 → ORD 17:29AA 470 7h 57m 100% 63%
AmericanDetails → MHT 12:07 → CLT 14:36AA 5294 · flown by PSA 1h 42m Charlotte CLT 16:18 → ORD 17:42AA 536 6h 34m 92% 62%
AmericanDetails → MHT 17:16 → DCA 19:15AA 5285 · flown by PSA 2h 55m Washington DCA 22:10 → ORD 23:30AA 4419 · flown by Republic 7h 14m 89% 54%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → MHT 14:54 → PHL 16:35AA 5840 · flown by Piedmont 1h 05m Philadelphia PHL 17:40 → ORD 19:26AA 1012 5h 32m 74% 38%
AmericanDetails → MHT 12:07 → CLT 14:36AA 5294 · flown by PSA 49m Charlotte CLT 15:25 → ORD 16:46AA 2907 5h 39m 51% 25%
AmericanDetails → MHT 17:10 → CLT 19:40AA 5463 · flown by PSA 47m Charlotte CLT 20:27 → ORD 22:00AA 627 5h 50m 40% 22%

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.

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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