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 12% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	ORD	AVL	1h 54m	82%	2.4%	694	Flying now
United	ORD	AVL	1h 59m	70%	3.3%	1,058	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → AVL 11:10DL 573	4h 40m	96%	87%
American Details →	ORD 06:30 → CLT 09:37AA 1784	3h 36m Charlotte	CLT 13:13 → AVL 14:19AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	6h 49m	98%	84%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	1h 58m Denver	DEN 09:40 → AVL 14:39UA 1464	7h 39m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:35 → ATL 09:41DL 1247	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AVL 13:14DL 1182	5h 37m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 15:12 → AVL 16:13DL 2037	5h 27m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:05 → ATL 11:08DL 2426	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → AVL 14:41DL 3099	5h 36m	98%	77%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	55m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → AVL 10:19AA 6030 · flown by Piedmont	4h 12m	88%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 13:46 → ATL 16:54DL 2894	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 19:37 → AVL 20:41DL 3071	5h 55m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORD 11:23 → ATL 14:25DL 1147	47m Atlanta	ATL 15:12 → AVL 16:13DL 2037	3h 49m	70%	56%
United Details →	ORD 16:31 → EWR 20:07UA 485	52m Newark	EWR 20:59 → AVL 23:15UA 4405 · flown by GoJet	5h 44m	49%	29%
American Details →	ORD 16:05 → MIA 20:26AA 2910	46m Miami	MIA 21:12 → AVL 22:47AA 4042 · flown by Envoy	6h 14m	22%	16%

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

CLT · 55m · leaves 05:07 12%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 08:05 12%

MSP · 58m · leaves 06:30 14%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 03m · leaves 13:20 37%

EWR · 52m · leaves 16:31 51%

MIA · 46m · leaves 16:05 78%

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.


United UA 5216 ORD 06:30 → CLT American AA 6112 CLT 13:13 → AVL Connection details →	3h 29m	6h 49m	100%	85%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 3099 ATL 13:45 → AVL Connection details →	3h 18m	6h 29m	100%	83%
American AA 1363 ORD 08:12 → ATL Delta DL 2037 ATL 15:12 → AVL Connection details →	3h 58m	7h 00m	99%	80%

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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