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 PVD → CLT flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	PVD	CLT	2h 20m	82%	2.5%	1,461	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.


United Details →	PVD 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 5786 · flown by SkyWest	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 50m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	PVD 06:00 → ATL 08:34DL 1023	1h 36m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 28m	95%	80%
American Details →	PVD 10:47 → PHL 12:09AA 5166 · flown by PSA	3h 41m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	7h 06m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	PVD 17:29 → ATL 20:14DL 2314	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	6h 30m	93%	75%
American Details →	PVD 06:16 → PHL 07:40AA 1008	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	6h 07m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	PVD 08:41 → ATL 11:17DL 2840	1h 03m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	4h 54m	91%	73%
Delta Details →	PVD 05:30 → DTW 07:40DL 3626 · flown by SkyWest	2h 57m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 56m	89%	72%
American Details →	PVD 10:43 → PHL 12:03AA 5138 · flown by PSA	1h 46m Philadelphia	PHL 13:49 → CLT 15:45AA 793	5h 02m	100%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PVD 17:00 → DTW 19:12DL 4040 · flown by SkyWest	53m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → CLT 21:55DL 2352	4h 55m	63%	45%
United Details →	PVD 14:46 → IAD 16:34UA 6159 · flown by Mesa	46m Dulles	IAD 17:20 → CLT 19:02UA 6209 · flown by Mesa	4h 16m	62%	42%
American Details →	PVD 14:59 → DCA 16:59AA 5334 · flown by PSA	51m Washington	DCA 17:50 → CLT 19:37AA 2182	4h 38m	55%	35%

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

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 08:41 9%

IAD · 46m · leaves 05:50 10%

DCA · 51m · leaves 06:00 17%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 53m · leaves 17:00 37%

IAD · 46m · leaves 14:46 38%

DCA · 51m · leaves 14:59 45%

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 4869 PVD 07:00 → MCO American AA 2074 MCO 12:48 → CLT Connection details →	3h 03m	7h 45m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 3401 PVD 05:55 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	2h 41m	5h 44m	98%	84%
Delta DL 3626 PVD 05:30 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 21m	6h 26m	89%	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