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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PWM	CLT	2h 35m	82%	1.1%	708	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 →	PWM 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 723	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 50m	100%	87%
American Details →	PWM 10:56 → PHL 12:40AA 6124 · flown by Piedmont	3h 10m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	6h 57m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	PWM 06:00 → ATL 08:45DL 1515	1h 25m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 28m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	PWM 11:48 → MSP 13:50DL 1766	1h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 15:15 → CLT 18:49DL 2821	6h 59m	97%	76%
United Details →	PWM 06:00 → EWR 07:33UA 3604 · flown by Republic	2h 30m Newark	EWR 10:03 → CLT 12:07UA 3504 · flown by Republic	6h 07m	97%	75%
American Details →	PWM 08:00 → PHL 09:39AA 2951	2h 28m Philadelphia	PHL 12:07 → CLT 14:00AA 1311	6h 00m	99%	74%
Southwest Details →	PWM 05:35 → BWI 07:15WN 4674	1h 00m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → CLT 09:55WN 148	4h 20m	91%	74%
American Details →	PWM 06:09 → ORD 08:20AA 4391 · flown by Republic	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	6h 29m	92%	72%

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 15m · leaves 05:15 3%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 06:09 8%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 05:35 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 50m · leaves 14:20 17%

DTW · 1h 11m · leaves 16:45 20%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 17:20 24%

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 4674 PWM 05:35 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 04m	98%	84%
United UA 1926 PWM 05:15 → IAD American AA 5219 IAD 09:20 → CLT Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 41m	97%	81%
Delta DL 1515 PWM 06:00 → ATL American AA 5039 ATL 11:11 → CLT Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 36m	99%	79%

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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