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 TVC → CLT flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	TVC	CLT	2h 22m	87%	1.3%	232	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 →	TVC 10:30 → DTW 11:43DL 4021 · flown by SkyWest	2h 22m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	5h 28m	100%	85%
United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	56m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	4h 50m	93%	82%
American Details →	TVC 12:09 → PHL 14:09AA 5430 · flown by PSA	1h 41m Philadelphia	PHL 15:50 → CLT 17:53AA 2573	5h 44m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	2h 51m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	5h 46m	98%	79%
American Details →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → CLT 11:08AA 3222	5h 28m	97%	78%
United Details →	TVC 12:15 → ORD 12:45UA 5575 · flown by SkyWest	1h 45m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	97%	76%
American Details →	TVC 12:27 → ORD 12:58AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	3h 47m Chicago	ORD 16:45 → CLT 19:59AA 1683	7h 32m	99%	71%
Delta Details →	TVC 13:36 → MSP 14:16DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	59m Minneapolis	MSP 15:15 → CLT 18:49DL 2821	5h 11m	80%	63%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TVC 18:35 → MSP 19:14DL 4915 · flown by Endeavor	1h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 20:15 → CLT 23:46DL 2929	5h 11m	60%	46%
Delta Details →	TVC 17:58 → DTW 19:15DL 3965 · flown by SkyWest	50m Detroit	DTW 20:05 → CLT 21:55DL 2352	3h 57m	57%	40%

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

ORD · 56m · leaves 09:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 18m · leaves 15:28 18%

MSP · 1h 01m · leaves 18:35 40%

DTW · 50m · leaves 17:58 43%

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.


United UA 3544 TVC 09:00 → ORD American AA 3280 ORD 13:17 → CLT Connection details →	3h 47m	7h 29m	100%	86%
Delta DL 2292 TVC 06:40 → DTW American AA 1791 DTW 10:01 → CLT Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 16m	92%	83%
Delta DL 4021 TVC 10:30 → DTW American AA 1781 DTW 13:41 → CLT Connection details →	1h 58m	5h 05m	96%	73%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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