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

No clear winner: American’s ORF → CLT flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ORF	CLT	1h 31m	83%	1.8%	2,487	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ORF 10:54 → PHL 12:09AA 6122 · flown by Piedmont	3h 41m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	6h 59m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	6h 13m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	ORF 08:00 → ATL 09:49DL 1338	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	5h 35m	98%	81%
Southwest Details →	ORF 06:00 → BWI 07:00WN 3183	1h 15m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → CLT 09:55WN 148	3h 55m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	2h 43m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 21m	98%	79%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → MIA 08:24AA 756	1h 31m Miami	MIA 09:55 → CLT 12:05AA 840	6h 05m	95%	79%
American Details →	ORF 06:23 → PHL 07:40AA 5088 · flown by PSA	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	6h 00m	95%	77%
United Details →	ORF 06:00 → EWR 07:39UA 3712 · flown by Republic	2h 24m Newark	EWR 10:03 → CLT 12:07UA 3504 · flown by Republic	6h 07m	97%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORF 17:01 → DTW 18:59DL 1621	1h 06m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → CLT 21:55DL 2352	4h 54m	74%	54%
American Details →	ORF 17:22 → PHL 18:49AA 4749 · flown by Republic	46m Philadelphia	PHL 19:35 → CLT 21:38AA 1661	4h 16m	57%	37%
American Details →	ORF 15:17 → DFW 17:41AA 2262	1h 13m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229	7h 21m	75%	37%

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

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 2%

IAD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:05 3%

ORD · 1h 05m · leaves 06:44 11%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 15:17 25%

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:01 26%

PHL · 46m · leaves 17:22 43%

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.


Southwest WN 3183 ORF 06:00 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	3h 06m	5h 39m	98%	84%
Delta DL 1079 ORF 06:05 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 07m	5h 51m	93%	83%
United UA 1524 ORF 06:05 → IAD American AA 5219 IAD 09:20 → CLT Connection details →	2h 13m	4h 51m	99%	82%

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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