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

Nonstops


American	RIC	CLT	1h 26m	84%	1.9%	2,471	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.


Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 43m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	2h 05m Boston	BOS 10:05 → CLT 12:31DL 5630 · flown by Republic	6h 29m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 08:05 → ATL 09:45DL 1415	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	5h 30m	97%	80%
American Details →	RIC 06:26 → PHL 07:40AA 5973 · flown by Piedmont	2h 50m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	5h 57m	99%	80%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	1h 56m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	6h 38m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 42m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 26m	96%	78%
American Details →	RIC 10:54 → PHL 12:09AA 5894 · flown by Piedmont	3h 41m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	6h 59m	92%	77%
Delta Details →	RIC 18:31 → ATL 20:24DL 3152	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 28m	96%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:54 → CLT 22:38AA 1229	7h 19m	69%	36%
Southwest Details →	RIC 18:10 → BWI 19:10WN 3049	55m Baltimore	BWI 20:05 → CLT 21:40WN 915	3h 35m	16%	9%

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

BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 06:15 4%

LGA · 51m · leaves 09:32 11%

MIA · 55m · leaves 06:30 12%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 17:40 20%

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:01 25%

DFW · 1h 16m · leaves 15:19 31%

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 3438 RIC 06:15 → BWI American AA 1635 BWI 10:06 → CLT Connection details →	2h 56m	5h 24m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 705 RIC 11:30 → BNA American AA 1486 BNA 14:52 → CLT Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 00m	97%	79%
JetBlue B6 1282 RIC 09:38 → BOS American AA 1611 BOS 14:26 → CLT Connection details →	3h 14m	7h 22m	97%	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