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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 7% of the time at 11 am and 1 time in 5 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	XNA	LGA	3h 00m	78%	5.1%	897	Flying now
Delta	XNA	LGA	2h 57m	77%	3.5%	369	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	XNA 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 3905 · flown by SkyWest	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	6h 44m	98%	81%
United Details →	XNA 05:50 → DEN 06:57UA 5969 · flown by SkyWest	2h 52m Denver	DEN 09:49 → LGA 15:46UA 2446	8h 56m	97%	79%
American Details →	XNA 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 3614 · flown by Envoy	1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 07:29 → LGA 12:00AA 1609	6h 02m	88%	72%
Delta Details →	XNA 07:20 → ATL 10:17DL 5497 · flown by Endeavor	3h 13m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → LGA 15:49DL 460	7h 29m	96%	72%
American Details →	XNA 08:49 → CLT 12:10AA 3871 · flown by Envoy	57m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	5h 16m	89%	71%
United Details →	XNA 06:30 → IAH 08:21UA 4051 · flown by Mesa	1h 26m Houston	IAH 09:47 → LGA 14:29UA 678	6h 59m	94%	71%
American Details →	XNA 05:06 → ORD 07:12AA 4088 · flown by Envoy	3h 07m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	7h 28m	96%	71%
United Details →	XNA 08:50 → DEN 10:01UA 1045	3h 58m Denver	DEN 13:59 → LGA 19:53UA 1579	10h 03m	100%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	XNA 17:11 → MSP 19:10DL 4012 · flown by SkyWest	49m Minneapolis	MSP 19:59 → LGA 23:43DL 2733	5h 32m	62%	46%
Delta Details →	XNA 15:27 → ATL 18:22DL 4442 · flown by SkyWest	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 20:00 → LGA 22:27DL 490	6h 00m	73%	44%
American Details →	XNA 11:07 → CLT 14:30AA 5446 · flown by PSA	48m Charlotte	CLT 15:18 → LGA 17:15AA 1942	5h 07m	69%	41%

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 01m · leaves 07:00 7%

DEN · 1h 06m · leaves 05:50 9%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 07:20 10%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 14m · leaves 17:24 19%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 14:56 31%

MSP · 49m · leaves 17:11 38%

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.


American AA 4088 XNA 05:06 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 50m	93%	78%
United UA 4051 XNA 06:30 → IAH Delta DL 2140 IAH 10:53 → LGA Connection details →	2h 32m	8h 04m	97%	74%
Delta DL 3905 XNA 06:00 → ATL American AA 4606 ATL 12:06 → LGA Connection details →	3h 06m	7h 31m	98%	71%

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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