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 50-minute layover misses 17% of the time at 10 am and almost half the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


American	ORD	LIT	2h 02m	77%	1.9%	1,087	Flying now
United	ORD	LIT	2h 01m	73%	3.4%	1,135	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	3h 20m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → LIT 12:45AA 4146 · flown by Envoy	7h 38m	98%	91%
United Details →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	2h 53m Denver	DEN 09:35 → LIT 12:54UA 5369 · flown by SkyWest	7h 54m	100%	89%
United Details →	ORD 08:40 → DEN 10:31UA 526	2h 49m Denver	DEN 13:20 → LIT 16:42UA 5760 · flown by SkyWest	8h 02m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 10:31 → LIT 11:07DL 3040	5h 37m	97%	87%
United Details →	ORD 05:30 → IAH 08:18UA 2310	1h 22m Houston	IAH 09:40 → LIT 11:13UA 4371 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 43m	99%	84%
United Details →	ORD 12:40 → IAH 15:40UA 1448	2h 40m Houston	IAH 18:20 → LIT 20:01UA 6150 · flown by Mesa	7h 21m	96%	82%
American Details →	ORD 15:50 → DFW 18:28AA 2754	3h 36m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:04 → LIT 23:23AA 3362 · flown by Envoy	7h 33m	97%	79%
United Details →	ORD 06:29 → IAH 09:18UA 1799	2h 37m Houston	IAH 11:55 → LIT 13:31UA 5321 · flown by SkyWest	7h 02m	100%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 11:59 → DFW 14:32AA 3264	1h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:43 → LIT 17:05AA 4008 · flown by Envoy	5h 06m	74%	52%
American Details →	ORD 08:30 → DFW 11:04AA 1555	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:56 → LIT 13:18AA 3636 · flown by Envoy	4h 48m	65%	51%
United Details →	ORD 14:33 → DEN 16:31UA 2803	54m Denver	DEN 17:25 → LIT 20:37UA 1282	6h 04m	70%	49%

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

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 07:35 5%

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 08:05 12%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 06:04 12%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 54m · leaves 14:33 30%

CLT · 47m · leaves 18:47 48%

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 18:20 56%

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 1363 ORD 08:12 → ATL Delta DL 3027 ATL 14:40 → LIT Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 04m	99%	79%
United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT American AA 3633 CLT 16:54 → LIT Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 44m	97%	78%
United UA 2684 ORD 10:29 → ATL Delta DL 3025 ATL 17:30 → LIT Connection details →	3h 46m	7h 39m	97%	77%

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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