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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	BOS	RIC	2h 00m	80%	3.0%	937	Flying now
JetBlue	BOS	RIC	1h 49m	75%	3.4%	757	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.


Delta Details →	BOS 05:30 → DTW 07:39DL 1019	2h 31m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	6h 21m	98%	90%
American Details →	BOS 06:05 → CLT 08:30AA 418	2h 35m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 23m	99%	89%
United Details →	BOS 05:45 → IAD 07:23UA 1734	1h 27m Dulles	IAD 08:50 → RIC 09:55UA 4498 · flown by GoJet	4h 10m	99%	87%
American Details →	BOS 09:37 → PHL 11:12AA 3225	2h 00m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → RIC 14:35AA 5843 · flown by Piedmont	4h 58m	100%	87%
United Details →	BOS 09:25 → IAD 11:07UA 2098	1h 53m Dulles	IAD 13:00 → RIC 14:01UA 4535 · flown by GoJet	4h 36m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	BOS 05:30 → ATL 08:15DL 2242	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	6h 26m	100%	86%
American Details →	BOS 05:10 → ORD 07:04AA 3324	1h 06m Chicago	ORD 08:10 → RIC 11:30AA 4500 · flown by Republic	6h 20m	93%	85%
Delta Details →	BOS 06:50 → ATL 09:33DL 695	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	7h 15m	98%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BOS 19:15 → ATL 22:19DL 973	51m Atlanta	ATL 23:10 → RIC 00:53 +1DL 1263	5h 37m	73%	53%
United Details →	BOS 19:27 → IAD 21:16UA 2136	54m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → RIC 23:18UA 4473 · flown by GoJet	3h 51m	66%	46%
Delta Details →	BOS 15:00 → LGA 16:30DL 5736 · flown by Republic	52m New York	LGA 17:22 → RIC 19:16DL 5760 · flown by Republic	4h 16m	69%	37%

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 06m · leaves 05:10 7%

LGA · 1h 15m · leaves 08:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 52m · leaves 15:00 31%

IAD · 54m · leaves 19:27 34%

ORD · 56m · leaves 17:38 66%

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.


JetBlue B6 917 BOS 05:15 → JFK Delta DL 5316 JFK 09:20 → RIC Connection details →	2h 52m	5h 46m	100%	84%
Delta DL 5626 BOS 06:25 → CLT American AA 5199 CLT 11:05 → RIC Connection details →	2h 09m	6h 03m	94%	82%
Delta DL 5836 BOS 06:00 → LGA American AA 4501 LGA 11:16 → RIC Connection details →	3h 56m	6h 47m	100%	81%

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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