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 MSN → CLT flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	MSN	CLT	2h 22m	85%	1.9%	1,013	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 Madison). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MSN 09:13 → ORD 10:30AA 4018 · flown by Envoy	2h 47m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	6h 16m	100%	86%
United Details →	MSN 06:41 → ORD 07:54UA 5902 · flown by SkyWest	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	6h 09m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	MSN 07:00 → DTW 09:22DL 3665 · flown by SkyWest	1h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	4h 26m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	MSN 09:30 → DTW 11:54DL 3671 · flown by SkyWest	2h 11m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	5h 28m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	MSN 05:48 → ATL 09:00DL 1160	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 47m	97%	79%
American Details →	MSN 05:00 → ORD 06:15AA 4322 · flown by Envoy	1h 45m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → CLT 11:08AA 3222	5h 08m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	MSN 16:40 → ATL 20:04DL 2599	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	6h 19m	98%	77%
American Details →	MSN 06:34 → ORD 08:00AA 4688 · flown by Republic	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	5h 04m	93%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSN 15:18 → DEN 16:45UA 2338	1h 00m Denver	DEN 17:45 → CLT 23:08UA 616	6h 50m	73%	51%
United Details →	MSN 10:52 → EWR 14:12UA 3675 · flown by Republic	49m Newark	EWR 15:01 → CLT 17:10UA 3533 · flown by Republic	5h 18m	71%	51%
American Details →	MSN 17:11 → DFW 19:46AA 2141	1h 28m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:14 → CLT 00:53 +1AA 2409	6h 42m	66%	19%

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 10m · leaves 05:48 6%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 08:10 10%

PHL · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 15:18 27%

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.


Delta DL 1274 MSN 06:00 → MSP American AA 2154 MSP 10:56 → CLT Connection details →	3h 47m	7h 36m	97%	83%
United UA 2151 MSN 08:10 → ORD American AA 3280 ORD 13:17 → CLT Connection details →	3h 57m	7h 19m	100%	83%
American AA 4688 MSN 06:34 → ORD United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 16m	93%	82%

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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