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 70-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	DCA	1h 28m	69%	2.4%	2,679	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.


American Details →	CLT 07:07 → JAX 08:32AA 1989	3h 17m Jacksonville	JAX 11:49 → DCA 13:44AA 949	6h 37m	100%	88%
American Details →	CLT 07:28 → MCO 09:13AA 2084	1h 27m Orlando	MCO 10:40 → DCA 12:59AA 2088	5h 31m	92%	84%
American Details →	CLT 07:06 → BOS 09:19AA 1548	2h 33m Boston	BOS 11:52 → DCA 13:44AA 4349 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	5h 34m	98%	82%
American Details →	CLT 07:30 → BDL 09:28AA 1449	2h 37m Hartford	BDL 12:05 → DCA 13:44AA 4754 · flown by Republic	6h 14m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:05 → BOS 08:34DL 5648 · flown by Republic	1h 51m Boston	BOS 10:25 → DCA 12:12DL 5592 · flown by Republic	6h 07m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	5h 43m	100%	80%
American Details →	CLT 07:05 → LGA 09:01AA 2043	1h 46m New York	LGA 10:47 → DCA 12:17AA 4654 · flown by Republic	5h 12m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 15:57 → TPA 17:41AA 2777	1h 22m Tampa	TPA 19:03 → DCA 21:29AA 2773	5h 32m	67%	36%
American Details →	CLT 18:05 → MCO 20:01AA 612	1h 07m Orlando	MCO 21:08 → DCA 23:26AA 958	5h 21m	61%	34%
American Details →	CLT 15:25 → ORD 16:46AA 2907	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 17:56 → DCA 20:59AA 1787	5h 35m	60%	29%

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

TPA · 1h 16m · leaves 07:38 4%

DFW · 1h 15m · leaves 05:45 6%

BOS · 1h 02m · leaves 07:06 8%

Afternoon and evening

MSN · 55m · leaves 14:20 45%

ORD · 1h 04m · leaves 18:26 50%

RDU · 46m · leaves 18:11 52%

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 5648 CLT 06:05 → BOS JetBlue B6 1055 BOS 10:20 → DCA Connection details →	1h 46m	5h 55m	93%	76%
Delta DL 3186 CLT 05:30 → ATL American AA 5050 ATL 08:58 → DCA Connection details →	2h 16m	5h 30m	98%	74%
Delta DL 5599 CLT 07:00 → LGA American AA 4654 LGA 10:47 → DCA Connection details →	1h 50m	5h 17m	92%	74%

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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