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

Nonstops


American	SYR	CLT	2h 13m	82%	1.6%	1,094	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 →	SYR 10:36 → BOS 11:55AA 4635 · flown by Republic	2h 31m Boston	BOS 14:26 → CLT 17:00AA 1611	6h 24m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	3h 17m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	6h 47m	97%	82%
American Details →	SYR 10:47 → PHL 12:04AA 5982 · flown by Piedmont	3h 46m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	7h 06m	97%	82%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	2h 57m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 35m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:11 → DTW 07:47DL 2091	2h 50m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 15m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	7h 35m	98%	80%
American Details →	SYR 10:59 → ORD 12:13AA 4044 · flown by Envoy	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	5h 30m	92%	79%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → ORD 07:24AA 4134 · flown by Envoy	2h 06m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	6h 38m	96%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SYR 10:30 → IAD 11:55UA 4840 · flown by CommuteAir	48m Dulles	IAD 12:43 → CLT 14:12UA 6239 · flown by Mesa	3h 42m	73%	55%

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

MSP · 1h 19m · leaves 07:32 9%

PHL · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 13%

DCA · 56m · leaves 06:03 19%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 18:54 10%

IAD · 1h 04m · leaves 19:52 18%

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:17 20%

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 2091 SYR 06:11 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 14m	5h 45m	95%	86%
Delta DL 2834 SYR 07:32 → MSP American AA 2154 MSP 10:56 → CLT Connection details →	1h 45m	7h 04m	91%	79%
JetBlue B6 374 SYR 07:00 → BOS American AA 3161 BOS 11:20 → CLT Connection details →	3h 14m	6h 45m	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