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

The nonstop is quickest: American AVL → DCA (1h 36m), on time 3 times in 5. American via Charlotte (4h 33m) is more reliable, 76%, but takes 2h 57m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	AVL	DCA	1h 36m	62%	6.1%	522	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	2h 08m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	6h 24m	97%	82%
American Details →	AVL 07:11 → ORD 08:29AA 3813 · flown by Envoy	2h 16m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	6h 48m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → DCA 11:08DL 380	5h 32m	97%	77%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	1h 53m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29AA 1977	4h 33m	92%	76%
American Details →	AVL 06:00 → MIA 08:04AA 3405 · flown by Envoy	1h 54m Miami	MIA 09:58 → DCA 12:37AA 2915	6h 36m	93%	74%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	4h 49m	94%	74%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	AVL 10:41 → ORD 11:53UA 4656 · flown by SkyWest	3h 02m Chicago	ORD 14:55 → DCA 18:00AA 2769	7h 18m	100%	72%
American Details →	AVL 08:52 → CLT 10:14AA 6033 · flown by Piedmont	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	4h 06m	92%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	AVL 18:20 → CLT 19:39AA 6032 · flown by Piedmont	1h 10m Charlotte	CLT 20:49 → DCA 22:20AA 527	4h 00m	68%	38%
American Details →	AVL 14:44 → CLT 15:58AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	49m Charlotte	CLT 16:47 → DCA 18:22AA 3263	3h 38m	70%	35%
American Details →	AVL 17:32 → DFW 19:12AA 1429	48m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077	6h 27m	36%	21%

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

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 08:52 8%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:40 9%

DFW · 1h 12m · leaves 07:01 13%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 19:45 40%

CLT · 56m · leaves 20:15 49%

DFW · 48m · leaves 17:32 64%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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