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 80-minute layover misses 8% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	CLT	RIC	1h 16m	77%	1.8%	2,469	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 →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 25m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	5h 51m	98%	91%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 14m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	6h 04m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 02m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	4h 57m	100%	87%
American Details →	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	3h 31m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → RIC 14:35AA 5843 · flown by Piedmont	6h 40m	97%	86%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 36m Philadelphia	PHL 09:03 → RIC 10:27AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	4h 42m	97%	85%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	1h 21m Dulles	IAD 08:50 → RIC 09:55UA 4498 · flown by GoJet	3h 55m	95%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	54m Atlanta	ATL 07:36 → RIC 09:14DL 1462	3h 44m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:41DL 3190	2h 04m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	5h 07m	99%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 07:40 → DFW 09:36AA 1707	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:29 → RIC 14:24AA 2413	6h 44m	71%	47%
American Details →	CLT 13:02 → PHL 14:50AA 2573	50m Philadelphia	PHL 15:40 → RIC 17:03AA 5895 · flown by Piedmont	4h 01m	65%	44%
American Details →	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	48m Miami	MIA 21:09 → RIC 23:37AA 983	5h 37m	50%	35%

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 · 54m · leaves 05:30 6%

BWI · 1h 02m · leaves 07:50 6%

JFK · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 19:50 38%

ORD · 1h 04m · leaves 18:26 50%

MIA · 48m · leaves 18:00 50%

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.


American AA 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 1437 ATL 12:30 → RIC Connection details →	1h 49m	4h 55m	88%	76%
Delta DL 5599 CLT 07:00 → LGA American AA 4501 LGA 11:16 → RIC Connection details →	2h 19m	5h 47m	94%	75%
American AA 2908 CLT 11:01 → ORD United UA 3523 ORD 14:30 → RIC Connection details →	2h 11m	6h 48m	96%	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