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

Nonstops


American	PVD	PHL	1h 24m	84%	4.3%	1,308	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	PVD 06:00 → ATL 08:34DL 1023	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 26m	97%	80%
United Details →	PVD 10:25 → IAD 12:01UA 4609 · flown by GoJet	54m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 45m	88%	76%
Delta Details →	PVD 05:30 → DTW 07:40DL 3626 · flown by SkyWest	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	6h 19m	89%	75%
United Details →	PVD 05:50 → IAD 07:29UA 6192 · flown by Mesa	1h 06m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → PHL 09:45UA 4015 · flown by Mesa	3h 55m	96%	75%
United Details →	PVD 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 5786 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 09:06 → PHL 12:25UA 2752	6h 25m	96%	74%
American Details →	PVD 06:03 → CLT 08:15AA 1585	2h 45m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	6h 40m	97%	72%
Delta Details →	PVD 17:29 → ATL 20:14DL 2314	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	7h 31m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	PVD 17:00 → DTW 19:12DL 4040 · flown by SkyWest	2h 23m Detroit	DTW 21:35 → PHL 23:17DL 2402	6h 17m	91%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PVD 19:40 → IAD 21:21UA 4078 · flown by Mesa	49m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → PHL 23:20UA 3502 · flown by Republic	3h 40m	71%	49%
American Details →	PVD 19:22 → CLT 21:43AA 2338	46m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	4h 55m	61%	43%

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

IAD · 1h 06m · leaves 05:50 4%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 4%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 06:03 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 01m · leaves 14:46 20%

CLT · 46m · leaves 19:22 39%

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 2101 MCO 12:02 → PHL Connection details →	2h 17m	7h 39m	100%	82%
American AA 360 PVD 07:07 → ORD United UA 2182 ORD 11:33 → PHL Connection details →	2h 34m	7h 40m	93%	69%
Delta DL 3626 PVD 05:30 → DTW American AA 5610 DTW 10:53 → PHL Connection details →	3h 13m	7h 07m	89%	66%

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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