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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 4% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 3 at 3 pm.

Nonstops


American	RDU	CLT	1h 12m	83%	1.6%	3,045	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.


American Details →	RDU 05:01 → MIA 07:12AA 1088	1h 28m Miami	MIA 08:40 → CLT 10:54AA 3044	5h 53m	95%	90%
Delta Details →	RDU 05:20 → ATL 06:44DL 1552	54m Atlanta	ATL 07:38 → CLT 08:53DL 3144	3h 29m	95%	85%
American Details →	RDU 07:45 → PIT 09:12AA 4532 · flown by Republic	1h 08m Pittsburgh	PIT 10:20 → CLT 11:55AA 2310	4h 10m	92%	85%
Southwest Details →	RDU 06:38 → BNA 07:08WN 3418	3h 02m Nashville	BNA 10:10 → CLT 12:35WN 477	5h 57m	98%	84%
American Details →	RDU 10:36 → PHL 12:10AA 1846	3h 40m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	7h 17m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	RDU 06:20 → ATL 07:48DL 1192	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 08m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	RDU 07:30 → ATL 08:59DL 2478	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 05m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	RDU 09:54 → DTW 11:36DL 1427	2h 29m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	6h 04m	99%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RDU 15:57 → ORD 17:41AA 4563 · flown by Republic	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 18:47 → CLT 21:59AA 689	6h 02m	68%	44%
American Details →	RDU 10:35 → DCA 11:56AA 5581 · flown by PSA	58m Washington	DCA 12:54 → CLT 14:34AA 5022 · flown by PSA	3h 59m	67%	36%
Delta Details →	RDU 11:29 → LGA 13:12DL 4667 · flown by Endeavor	53m New York	LGA 14:05 → CLT 16:23DL 5828 · flown by Republic	4h 53m	53%	33%

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 04m · leaves 06:00 4%

ATL · 58m · leaves 09:58 5%

BOS · 1h 03m · leaves 07:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 17:40 27%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 15:57 32%

PHL · 49m · leaves 13:30 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.


Delta DL 1388 RDU 05:33 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 43m	6h 23m	96%	87%
Delta DL 1279 RDU 06:25 → TPA American AA 2828 TPA 11:56 → CLT Connection details →	3h 38m	7h 28m	99%	86%
Southwest WN 3435 RDU 06:25 → STL American AA 2733 STL 09:25 → CLT Connection details →	1h 55m	5h 52m	95%	86%

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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