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 XNA → CLT flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	XNA	CLT	2h 20m	86%	2.0%	1,462	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 (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Fayetteville/Springdale/). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	XNA 05:50 → DEN 06:57UA 5969 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Denver	DEN 09:50 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 22m	97%	87%
American Details →	XNA 09:14 → ORD 11:11AA 3839 · flown by Envoy	2h 06m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	6h 15m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	XNA 07:45 → SLC 09:47DL 3796 · flown by SkyWest	1h 08m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:55 → CLT 16:52DL 2070	8h 09m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	XNA 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 3905 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	4h 28m	96%	81%
American Details →	XNA 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 3614 · flown by Envoy	2h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:34 → CLT 12:14AA 1690	6h 14m	92%	80%
Delta Details →	XNA 07:20 → ATL 10:17DL 5497 · flown by Endeavor	2h 03m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	5h 15m	93%	76%
American Details →	XNA 05:06 → ORD 07:12AA 4088 · flown by Envoy	2h 18m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → CLT 12:38AA 2502	6h 32m	95%	76%
United Details →	XNA 07:20 → ORD 09:30UA 5853 · flown by SkyWest	56m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	5h 30m	93%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	XNA 17:59 → ATL 20:55DL 5126 · flown by Endeavor	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 00m	74%	59%
Delta Details →	XNA 17:11 → MSP 19:10DL 4012 · flown by SkyWest	1h 05m Minneapolis	MSP 20:15 → CLT 23:46DL 2929	5h 35m	73%	56%
American Details →	XNA 09:14 → ORD 11:11AA 3839 · flown by Envoy	49m Chicago	ORD 12:00 → CLT 15:08AA 2681	4h 54m	74%	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

DCA · 1h 17m · leaves 07:00 3%

SLC · 1h 08m · leaves 07:45 4%

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 14:56 25%

MSP · 1h 05m · leaves 17:11 27%

DFW · 59m · leaves 18:45 41%

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 4475 XNA 07:22 → ORD American AA 3280 ORD 13:17 → CLT Connection details →	3h 47m	8h 07m	98%	84%
American AA 4088 XNA 05:06 → ORD United UA 3450 ORD 10:26 → CLT Connection details →	3h 14m	7h 44m	95%	82%
American AA 3839 XNA 09:14 → ORD United UA 5757 ORD 14:30 → CLT Connection details →	3h 19m	7h 45m	99%	80%

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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