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

No clear winner: Delta’s PVD → ATL flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	PVD	ATL	2h 42m	86%	2.7%	1,134	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	PVD 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 5786 · flown by SkyWest	2h 29m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → ATL 13:44UA 2684	7h 44m	97%	83%
American Details →	PVD 06:16 → PHL 07:40AA 1008	1h 52m Philadelphia	PHL 09:32 → ATL 11:53AA 4338 · flown by Republic	5h 37m	100%	83%
Southwest Details →	PVD 05:55 → BWI 07:25WN 3401	55m Baltimore	BWI 08:20 → ATL 10:20WN 3931	4h 23m	88%	81%
JetBlue Details →	PVD 06:00 → JFK 07:04B6 1129	3h 56m New York	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:34B6 919	7h 34m	100%	77%
United Details →	PVD 05:50 → IAD 07:29UA 6192 · flown by Mesa	46m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → ATL 10:14UA 2739	4h 24m	90%	77%
Delta Details →	PVD 05:30 → DTW 07:40DL 3626 · flown by SkyWest	1h 45m Detroit	DTW 09:25 → ATL 11:25DL 2777	5h 55m	89%	75%
Delta Details →	PVD 12:50 → DTW 14:57DL 3961 · flown by SkyWest	3h 12m Detroit	DTW 18:09 → ATL 20:19DL 2053	7h 29m	96%	72%
American Details →	PVD 06:03 → CLT 08:15AA 1585	55m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → ATL 10:41AA 5039 · flown by PSA	4h 38m	87%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PVD 19:22 → CLT 21:43AA 2338	53m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	4h 36m	68%	45%
American Details →	PVD 14:59 → PHL 16:23AA 5189 · flown by PSA	1h 12m Philadelphia	PHL 17:35 → ATL 19:55AA 3041	4h 56m	55%	32%
Southwest Details →	PVD 10:30 → BNA 12:00WN 3400	50m Nashville	BNA 12:50 → ATL 15:00WN 893	4h 30m	69%	32%

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

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 4%

BWI · 1h 07m · leaves 09:22 5%

IAD · 46m · leaves 05:50 10%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 17:00 20%

CLT · 53m · leaves 19:22 32%

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 3401 PVD 05:55 → BWI Delta DL 1592 BWI 10:33 → ATL Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 29m	98%	86%
Southwest WN 3118 PVD 07:40 → MDW Delta DL 1063 MDW 11:05 → ATL Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 21m	96%	85%
American AA 3356 PVD 06:00 → DCA Delta DL 926 DCA 10:16 → ATL Connection details →	2h 37m	6h 08m	100%	84%

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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