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 1 time in 10 at 8 am and 42% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


American	ORD	MEM	1h 53m	76%	4.2%	1,321	Flying now
United	ORD	MEM	1h 59m	70%	2.8%	1,365	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	3h 23m Denver	DEN 11:05 → MEM 14:26UA 1112	8h 26m	100%	91%
United Details →	ORD 06:29 → IAH 09:18UA 1799	2h 37m Houston	IAH 11:55 → MEM 13:41UA 5758 · flown by SkyWest	7h 12m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → MEM 12:35DL 2778	7h 05m	99%	85%
United Details →	ORD 10:25 → IAH 13:23UA 2638	3h 01m Houston	IAH 16:24 → MEM 18:12UA 6158 · flown by Mesa	7h 47m	99%	80%
United Details →	ORD 07:10 → EWR 10:30UA 563	3h 00m Newark	EWR 13:30 → MEM 15:26UA 3650 · flown by Republic	8h 16m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:35 → ATL 09:41DL 1247	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 13:36 → MEM 13:57DL 1681	7h 22m	99%	79%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → MEM 10:00AA 2110	4h 53m	90%	79%
United Details →	ORD 12:40 → IAH 15:40UA 1448	2h 25m Houston	IAH 18:05 → MEM 19:54UA 6167 · flown by Mesa	7h 14m	96%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 18:47 → CLT 21:59AA 689	51m Charlotte	CLT 22:50 → MEM 23:38AA 2392	4h 52m	58%	36%
American Details →	ORD 18:20 → DFW 21:01AA 1559	1h 29m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:30 → MEM 18:30 +1AA 1646	5h 43m	68%	25%
American Details →	ORD 16:51 → DFW 19:28AA 2988	1h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:48 → MEM 22:21AA 3262	5h 30m	62%	25%

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%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 05:07 10%

PHL · 51m · leaves 05:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 19m · leaves 16:31 32%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 16:51 38%

CLT · 51m · leaves 18:47 42%

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 1747 ORD 06:41 → DEN United UA 1112 DEN 11:05 → MEM Connection details →	2h 41m	7h 45m	93%	86%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 1681 ATL 13:36 → MEM Connection details →	3h 09m	6h 45m	100%	81%
United UA 528 ORD 08:45 → DFW American AA 3678 DFW 15:10 → MEM Connection details →	3h 41m	8h 04m	99%	81%

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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