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 90-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 9 am and 22% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BWI	RIC	55m	78%	2.1%	729	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 →	BWI 06:15 → ORD 07:30UA 709	3h 05m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RIC 13:57UA 3704 · flown by Republic	7h 42m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	BWI 06:08 → DTW 07:40DL 2601	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	5h 43m	98%	90%
American Details →	BWI 06:15 → CLT 07:53AA 2670	3h 12m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 13m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	BWI 07:00 → ATL 08:56DL 2579	3h 34m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	7h 05m	99%	86%
American Details →	BWI 05:44 → ORD 07:12AA 4659 · flown by Republic	58m Chicago	ORD 08:10 → RIC 11:30AA 4500 · flown by Republic	5h 46m	91%	83%
Delta Details →	BWI 05:40 → ATL 07:31DL 2950	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	6h 16m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	BWI 10:33 → ATL 12:24DL 1592	3h 21m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	6h 53m	99%	80%
United Details →	BWI 10:32 → ORD 11:48UA 704	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → RIC 17:49UA 3523 · flown by Republic	7h 17m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BWI 20:16 → CLT 21:55AA 1637	54m Charlotte	CLT 22:49 → RIC 00:05 +1AA 1882	3h 48m	57%	36%

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

ATL · 1h 19m · leaves 07:00 4%

BOS · 55m · leaves 06:17 6%

ORD · 58m · leaves 05:44 9%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 1h 05m · leaves 13:29 18%

ATL · 55m · leaves 17:00 24%

CLT · 54m · leaves 20:16 43%

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.


Southwest WN 4689 BWI 06:20 → ATL Delta DL 2650 ATL 10:15 → RIC Connection details →	2h 00m	5h 36m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 3931 BWI 08:20 → ATL Delta DL 1437 ATL 12:30 → RIC Connection details →	2h 10m	5h 45m	96%	85%
Southwest WN 984 BWI 06:35 → MCO JetBlue B6 670 MCO 10:45 → RIC Connection details →	1h 50m	6h 15m	93%	77%

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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