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

No clear winner: Delta’s VPS → ATL flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Delta	VPS	ATL	1h 17m	85%	2.0%	2,428	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Valparaiso). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	VPS 14:16 → MSP 17:10DL 2462	3h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 20:10 → ATL 23:47DL 1032	8h 31m	100%	81%
American Details →	VPS 16:52 → CLT 19:45AA 2909	2h 51m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	6h 06m	96%	64%
American Details →	VPS 07:13 → CLT 10:00AA 2185	3h 05m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	6h 17m	97%	62%
American Details →	VPS 06:30 → DFW 08:49AA 2560	2h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:58 → ATL 14:10AA 1386	6h 40m	94%	61%
Southwest Details →	VPS 18:05 → BNA 19:35WN 4108	2h 07m Nashville	BNA 21:42 → ATL 10:45WN 447	4h 47m	90%	58%
JetBlue Details →	VPS 09:59 → JFK 13:49B6 2012	1h 19m New York	JFK 15:08 → ATL 17:38B6 419	6h 39m	92%	53%
Southwest Details →	VPS 14:00 → BWI 17:15WN 4063	3h 05m Baltimore	BWI 20:20 → ATL 22:15WN 4626	7h 15m	94%	51%
American Details →	VPS 15:33 → DFW 17:50AA 2501	3h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:10 → ATL 00:19 +1AA 2749	7h 46m	93%	47%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	VPS 14:00 → BWI 17:15WN 4063	1h 05m Baltimore	BWI 18:20 → ATL 20:15WN 4433	5h 15m	74%	45%
American Details →	VPS 18:37 → CLT 21:34AA 5439 · flown by PSA	1h 02m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	4h 21m	50%	31%
American Details →	VPS 13:00 → DCA 16:15AA 3224	1h 08m Washington	DCA 17:23 → ATL 19:28AA 5560 · flown by PSA	5h 28m	52%	27%

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.

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 08m · leaves 13:00 48%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 18:37 50%

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 4062 VPS 07:55 → BNA Delta DL 2867 BNA 12:38 → ATL Connection details →	3h 13m	5h 57m	100%	82%
American AA 4301 VPS 06:00 → MIA Delta DL 1510 MIA 12:02 → ATL Connection details →	3h 16m	7h 09m	98%	78%
American AA 2560 VPS 06:30 → DFW Delta DL 961 DFW 12:24 → ATL Connection details →	3h 35m	8h 12m	96%	78%

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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