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 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops


United	PVD	ORD	3h 03m	79%	3.8%	740	Flying now
American	PVD	ORD	2h 58m	73%	4.5%	946	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	PVD 05:50 → IAD 07:29UA 6192 · flown by Mesa	3h 02m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	7h 03m	98%	86%
American Details →	PVD 06:03 → CLT 08:15AA 1585	2h 46m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 16m	97%	82%
American Details →	PVD 06:00 → DCA 07:39AA 3356 · flown by Envoy	3h 56m Washington	DCA 11:35 → ORD 12:53AA 489	7h 53m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	PVD 05:30 → DTW 07:40DL 3626 · flown by SkyWest	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	6h 20m	89%	78%
United Details →	PVD 10:25 → IAD 12:01UA 4609 · flown by GoJet	1h 14m Dulles	IAD 13:15 → ORD 14:29UA 2331	5h 04m	96%	77%
American Details →	PVD 06:16 → PHL 07:40AA 1008	2h 55m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	6h 53m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	PVD 08:41 → ATL 11:17DL 2840	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	6h 35m	96%	69%
Delta Details →	PVD 14:50 → MSP 16:50DL 1224	2h 55m Minneapolis	MSP 19:45 → ORD 21:25DL 1563	7h 35m	100%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PVD 19:22 → CLT 21:43AA 2338	56m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	5h 39m	71%	41%
Delta Details →	PVD 14:50 → MSP 16:50DL 1224	55m Minneapolis	MSP 17:45 → ORD 19:30DL 2130	5h 40m	71%	41%
Delta Details →	PVD 17:00 → DTW 19:12DL 4040 · flown by SkyWest	48m Detroit	DTW 20:00 → ORD 20:31DL 1665	4h 31m	58%	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

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 06:16 2%

IAD · 46m · leaves 05:50 10%

DCA · 46m · leaves 06:00 20%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 56m · leaves 19:22 29%

DTW · 48m · leaves 17:00 42%

DCA · 51m · leaves 17:33 48%

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 2067 MCO 11:38 → ORD Connection details →	1h 53m	7h 45m	100%	91%
American AA 3356 PVD 06:00 → DCA United UA 2201 DCA 10:30 → ORD Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 48m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 3401 PVD 05:55 → BWI United UA 704 BWI 10:32 → ORD Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 53m	98%	89%

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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