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 5% of the time at 8 am and 36% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	BDL	DCA	1h 32m	69%	5.6%	1,708	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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.


Southwest Details →	BDL 05:20 → TPA 08:20WN 335	1h 25m Tampa	TPA 09:45 → DCA 12:05WN 4016	6h 45m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	BDL 05:30 → DTW 07:27DL 2964	2h 38m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	6h 04m	98%	82%
United Details →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	2h 06m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	6h 55m	98%	81%
American Details →	BDL 05:11 → MIA 08:22AA 412	1h 36m Miami	MIA 09:58 → DCA 12:37AA 2915	7h 25m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 42m	99%	78%
American Details →	BDL 06:01 → CLT 08:08AA 3182	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	6h 57m	98%	75%
American Details →	BDL 07:12 → ORD 09:02AA 2163	1h 43m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	6h 47m	96%	74%
Delta Details →	BDL 08:05 → ATL 10:29DL 2233	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → DCA 14:59DL 360	6h 54m	99%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BDL 14:44 → CLT 17:00AA 1448	1h 22m Charlotte	CLT 18:22 → DCA 20:00AA 2386	5h 16m	73%	38%
American Details →	BDL 17:28 → CLT 19:45AA 1443	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 20:49 → DCA 22:20AA 527	4h 52m	69%	38%
United Details →	BDL 16:55 → ORD 18:44UA 2627	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → DCA 22:54UA 2160	5h 59m	64%	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

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 06:01 5%

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 06:09 8%

ATL · 51m · leaves 06:00 15%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 17:28 31%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 16:55 36%

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 2672 BDL 06:09 → ORD American AA 4809 ORD 10:45 → DCA Connection details →	2h 51m	7h 50m	98%	77%
Southwest WN 335 BDL 05:20 → TPA American AA 2775 TPA 10:38 → DCA Connection details →	2h 18m	7h 39m	99%	73%
Delta DL 2933 BDL 06:00 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	2h 28m	6h 55m	98%	70%

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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