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 → PHL flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	XNA	PHL	2h 47m	85%	3.6%	477	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Philadelphia 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 38m Denver	DEN 09:35 → PHL 15:12UA 1575	8h 22m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	XNA 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 3905 · flown by SkyWest	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	6h 26m	98%	81%
American Details →	XNA 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 3614 · flown by Envoy	2h 20m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:40 → PHL 13:02AA 2128	7h 02m	92%	81%
Delta Details →	XNA 07:45 → SLC 09:47DL 3796 · flown by SkyWest	1h 33m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:20 → PHL 17:39DL 2022	8h 55m	96%	81%
United Details →	XNA 07:22 → ORD 09:30UA 4475 · flown by GoJet	2h 03m Chicago	ORD 11:33 → PHL 14:47UA 2182	6h 25m	95%	75%
American Details →	XNA 06:00 → MIA 09:47AA 4052 · flown by Envoy	3h 58m Miami	MIA 13:45 → PHL 16:43AA 1684	9h 43m	99%	73%
American Details →	XNA 05:06 → ORD 07:12AA 4088 · flown by Envoy	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 08:29 → PHL 11:41AA 471	5h 35m	89%	70%
American Details →	XNA 11:07 → CLT 14:30AA 5446 · flown by PSA	3h 42m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	8h 05m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	XNA 17:59 → ATL 20:55DL 5126 · flown by Endeavor	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 22:55 → PHL 00:59 +1DL 2642	6h 01m	74%	55%
American Details →	XNA 07:13 → DFW 08:45AA 3985 · flown by Envoy	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:38 → PHL 14:00AA 402	5h 47m	69%	50%
American Details →	XNA 14:12 → ORD 16:14AA 3848 · flown by Envoy	53m Chicago	ORD 17:07 → PHL 20:25AA 1848	5h 13m	64%	35%

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 · 1h 17m · leaves 05:06 11%

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 05:00 12%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 07:20 12%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 53m · leaves 14:12 36%

ATL · 53m · leaves 15:27 44%

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 17:47 46%

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 3905 XNA 06:00 → ATL American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 36m	98%	91%
United UA 5969 XNA 05:50 → DEN American AA 2344 DEN 08:41 → PHL Connection details →	1h 44m	7h 30m	87%	72%
American AA 3948 XNA 07:14 → ORD United UA 2182 ORD 11:33 → PHL Connection details →	2h 13m	6h 33m	92%	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