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 PIT → CLT flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	PIT	CLT	1h 38m	84%	1.7%	1,958	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.


Southwest Details →	PIT 06:30 → BNA 07:05WN 1935	3h 05m Nashville	BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477	6h 05m	98%	86%
American Details →	PIT 09:50 → ORD 10:42AA 4480 · flown by Republic	2h 35m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	6h 39m	100%	84%
United Details →	PIT 06:49 → ORD 07:37UA 1803	2h 49m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 01m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	PIT 10:25 → DTW 11:38DL 5607 · flown by Republic	2h 27m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	5h 33m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 05:45 → ATL 07:25DL 1504	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 43m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:05 → BOS 08:01DL 5690 · flown by Republic	2h 04m Boston	BOS 10:05 → CLT 12:31DL 5630 · flown by Republic	6h 28m	98%	82%
American Details →	PIT 08:51 → JFK 10:30AA 4587 · flown by Republic	1h 30m New York	JFK 12:00 → CLT 14:09AA 493	5h 18m	98%	81%
Southwest Details →	PIT 05:50 → BWI 07:00WN 4417	1h 15m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → CLT 09:55WN 148	4h 05m	100%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PIT 17:46 → DTW 19:04DL 5766 · flown by Republic	1h 01m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → CLT 21:55DL 2352	4h 09m	70%	48%
American Details →	PIT 17:05 → PHL 18:34AA 2312	1h 01m Philadelphia	PHL 19:35 → CLT 21:38AA 1661	4h 33m	64%	41%
Delta Details →	PIT 17:04 → JFK 18:55DL 5085 · flown by Endeavor	1h 34m New York	JFK 20:29 → CLT 23:03DL 5036 · flown by Endeavor	5h 58m	63%	36%

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 05:50 0%

EWR · 1h 05m · leaves 07:25 3%

IAD · 57m · leaves 06:06 4%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 07m · leaves 15:35 31%

PHL · 1h 01m · leaves 17:05 36%

ORD · 55m · leaves 15:59 40%

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 3374 PIT 05:10 → MCO Frontier F9 1446 MCO 09:38 → CLT Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 22m	98%	90%
Southwest WN 3386 PIT 06:45 → STL American AA 2733 STL 09:25 → CLT Connection details →	1h 55m	5h 32m	96%	87%
American AA 4427 PIT 06:23 → ORD United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 27m	99%	86%

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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