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 90-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	PVD	2h 31m	73%	2.8%	740	Flying now
American	ORD	PVD	2h 23m	68%	3.9%	946	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ORD 06:30 → IAD 09:24UA 1689	3h 11m Dulles	IAD 12:35 → PVD 14:05UA 6262 · flown by Mesa	6h 35m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:30 → MSP 08:06DL 1717	2h 04m Minneapolis	MSP 10:10 → PVD 13:53DL 1224	6h 23m	95%	84%
United Details →	ORD 11:07 → IAD 14:12UA 1869	3h 08m Dulles	IAD 17:20 → PVD 18:59UA 6112 · flown by Mesa	6h 52m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 27m Atlanta	ATL 10:00 → PVD 12:32DL 2147	6h 02m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:05 → ATL 11:08DL 2426	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 14:02 → PVD 16:31DL 2314	7h 26m	98%	75%
American Details →	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	3h 42m Charlotte	CLT 16:20 → PVD 18:30AA 2338	8h 00m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	ORD 11:23 → ATL 14:25DL 1147	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 17:40 → PVD 20:11DL 2659	7h 48m	98%	71%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:52 → DTW 11:23DL 4456 · flown by SkyWest	2h 52m Detroit	DTW 14:15 → PVD 16:16DL 4040 · flown by SkyWest	6h 24m	96%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORD 13:46 → ATL 16:54DL 2894	46m Atlanta	ATL 17:40 → PVD 20:11DL 2659	5h 25m	63%	47%
American Details →	ORD 16:45 → CLT 19:59AA 1683	53m Charlotte	CLT 20:52 → PVD 22:57AA 2566	5h 12m	66%	46%
United Details →	ORD 18:12 → IAD 21:22UA 2202	48m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → PVD 23:46UA 6142 · flown by Mesa	4h 34m	41%	29%

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 · 50m · leaves 05:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 46m · leaves 13:46 37%

PHL · 46m · leaves 13:32 45%

IAD · 48m · leaves 18:12 59%

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 1077 ORD 06:00 → DCA Southwest WN 3529 DCA 10:50 → PVD Connection details →	1h 56m	5h 15m	96%	92%
United UA 1269 ORD 06:30 → BWI Southwest WN 823 BWI 13:15 → PVD Connection details →	3h 48m	7h 05m	100%	85%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 2314 ATL 14:02 → PVD Connection details →	3h 35m	8h 19m	100%	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