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 MIA → ILM flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	MIA	ILM	2h 02m	79%	1.8%	456	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Wilmington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MIA 07:57 → CLT 10:10AA 3085	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ILM 14:19AA 5809 · flown by Piedmont	6h 22m	99%	85%
American Details →	MIA 06:21 → CLT 08:35AA 2187	2h 40m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → ILM 12:33AA 5822 · flown by Piedmont	6h 12m	98%	84%
American Details →	MIA 06:42 → BOS 10:06AA 815	1h 40m Boston	BOS 11:46 → ILM 13:58AA 4738 · flown by Republic	7h 18m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	MIA 08:17 → ATL 10:20DL 1261	1h 55m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → ILM 13:43DL 731	5h 26m	98%	82%
American Details →	MIA 06:45 → PHL 09:38AA 2129	3h 34m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → ILM 14:59AA 6133 · flown by Piedmont	8h 12m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	MIA 16:00 → ATL 18:22DL 1579	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 21:20 → ILM 22:56DL 3070	6h 55m	95%	74%
American Details →	MIA 06:40 → ORD 09:08AA 581	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 11:40 → ILM 15:01AA 4009 · flown by Envoy	8h 21m	98%	73%
American Details →	MIA 13:30 → CLT 15:48AA 2297	2h 17m Charlotte	CLT 18:05 → ILM 19:15AA 1933	5h 45m	93%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MIA 18:05 → ATL 20:22DL 1386	58m Atlanta	ATL 21:20 → ILM 22:56DL 3070	4h 50m	57%	44%
United Details →	MIA 17:22 → EWR 20:37UA 2691	1h 16m Newark	EWR 21:53 → ILM 23:44UA 3592 · flown by Republic	6h 22m	69%	42%
American Details →	MIA 15:22 → LGA 18:29AA 2945	1h 30m New York	LGA 19:59 → ILM 22:01AA 4792 · flown by Republic	6h 39m	63%	39%

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

PHL · 1h 17m · leaves 09:00 7%

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 07:57 14%

DFW · 53m · leaves 09:00 24%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 16m · leaves 17:22 31%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 16:39 34%

ATL · 58m · leaves 18:05 43%

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 581 MIA 06:40 → ORD United UA 5932 ORD 11:34 → ILM Connection details →	2h 26m	8h 20m	96%	79%
American AA 815 MIA 06:42 → BOS JetBlue B6 1293 BOS 13:47 → ILM Connection details →	3h 41m	9h 12m	100%	78%
American AA 512 MIA 07:45 → ATL Delta DL 731 ATL 12:15 → ILM Connection details →	2h 27m	5h 58m	93%	78%

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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