Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ORD	SRQ	2h 57m	80%	0.6%	619	Flying now
American	ORD	SRQ	2h 55m	74%	2.1%	379	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	ORD 06:35 → ATL 09:41DL 1247	2h 59m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	6h 39m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104	5h 15m	96%	79%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	49m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693	4h 43m	85%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:00 → LGA 09:09DL 2767	1h 19m New York	LGA 10:28 → SRQ 13:33DL 2412	6h 34m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 11:23 → ATL 14:25DL 1147	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	6h 30m	97%	74%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	6h 32m	99%	74%
American Details →	ORD 08:00 → CLT 11:08AA 3222	3h 43m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	7h 48m	97%	68%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:22 → ATL 18:36DL 1477	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057	6h 31m	97%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ORD 13:30 → EWR 16:55UA 2759	3h 14m Newark	EWR 20:09 → SRQ 23:15UA 1324	8h 45m	74%	47%

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

LGA · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 4%

CLT · 49m · leaves 05:07 15%

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 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 13m	6h 02m	97%	84%
United UA 2684 ORD 10:29 → ATL Delta DL 3115 ATL 17:15 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 24m	96%	76%
United UA 530 ORD 09:07 → ATL Delta DL 3109 ATL 15:38 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 16m	7h 10m	98%	73%

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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