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 8% of the time at 9 am and almost half the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	ATL	RIC	1h 38m	83%	2.0%	2,605	Flying now
Frontier	ATL	RIC	1h 34m	64%	2.9%	69	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Richmond on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ATL 05:30 → IAD 07:20UA 641	1h 30m Dulles	IAD 08:50 → RIC 09:55UA 4498 · flown by GoJet	4h 25m	98%	88%
American Details →	ATL 07:05 → PHL 09:15AA 1428	3h 57m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → RIC 14:35AA 5843 · flown by Piedmont	7h 30m	99%	86%
United Details →	ATL 09:25 → IAD 11:15UA 632	1h 45m Dulles	IAD 13:00 → RIC 14:01UA 4535 · flown by GoJet	4h 36m	97%	86%
American Details →	ATL 06:24 → CLT 07:55AA 5176 · flown by PSA	3h 10m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 04m	97%	84%
American Details →	ATL 06:05 → LGA 08:30AA 4595 · flown by Republic	2h 46m New York	LGA 11:16 → RIC 12:50AA 4501 · flown by Republic	6h 42m	97%	78%
American Details →	ATL 06:00 → PHL 08:11AA 3270	52m Philadelphia	PHL 09:03 → RIC 10:27AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	4h 27m	91%	78%
Delta Details →	ATL 07:25 → DTW 09:20DL 1646	50m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	4h 26m	82%	77%
United Details →	ATL 11:29 → ORD 12:52UA 1239	1h 38m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → RIC 17:49UA 3523 · flown by Republic	6h 20m	97%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	51m New York	JFK 14:20 → RIC 16:19DL 5301 · flown by Endeavor	5h 09m	72%	53%
American Details →	ATL 18:45 → CLT 20:23AA 5040 · flown by PSA	1h 17m Charlotte	CLT 21:40 → RIC 22:53AA 993	4h 09m	54%	39%
American Details →	ATL 15:06 → CLT 16:36AA 5041 · flown by PSA	1h 24m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → RIC 19:21AA 2412	4h 15m	65%	34%

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

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 07:25 8%

PHL · 54m · leaves 06:00 9%

DEN · 59m · leaves 07:30 10%

Afternoon and evening

BWI · 55m · leaves 19:50 46%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 16:16 48%

LGA · 48m · leaves 18:00 48%

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 1324 ATL 07:43 → IAD United UA 4535 IAD 13:00 → RIC Connection details →	3h 34m	6h 18m	99%	85%
Delta DL 3144 ATL 07:38 → CLT American AA 5199 CLT 11:05 → RIC Connection details →	2h 12m	4h 50m	94%	85%
Delta DL 1100 ATL 07:30 → PHL American AA 5843 PHL 13:12 → RIC Connection details →	3h 38m	7h 05m	99%	84%

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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