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 6 am and 2 times in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


United	DFW	IAD	3h 06m	84%	1.1%	961	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	IAD	3h 13m	84%	3.0%	169	Flying now
Southwest	DAL	BWI	2h 50m	75%	1.9%	1,814	Flying now
American	DFW	DCA	2h 55m	74%	3.0%	3,299	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	BWI	3h 15m	73%	1.8%	276	Flying now
American	DFW	IAD	2h 58m	71%	2.9%	850	Flying now
American	DFW	BWI	3h 05m	69%	3.3%	969	Flying now
Southwest	DAL	DCA	2h 50m	67%	2.0%	1,732	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	BWI	2h 55m	80%	0.0%	91	Not 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 (Washington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 24m Houston	IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047	5h 46m	98%	94%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCI 07:35WN 4631	2h 25m Kansas City	MCI 10:00 → BWI 13:25WN 1037	6h 20m	98%	90%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 37m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	8h 14m	100%	89%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:10 → TPA 09:35WN 1415	1h 05m Tampa	TPA 10:40 → BWI 13:00WN 1016	5h 50m	98%	87%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	1h 10m Orlando	MCO 10:55 → BWI 13:10WN 193	6h 05m	100%	85%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → MIA 08:55AA 3189	3h 04m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	8h 44m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → BWI 12:10WN 186	5h 10m	95%	83%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → BWI 13:03DL 2711	6h 33m	99%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DAL 18:40 → ATL 22:00DL 2780	53m Atlanta	ATL 22:53 → IAD 00:44 +1DL 2549	5h 04m	74%	53%
United Details →	DFW 16:01 → IAH 17:18UA 2682	47m Houston	IAH 18:05 → DCA 22:15UA 1627	5h 14m	45%	29%
Frontier Details →	DFW 16:16 → ATL 19:50F9 2496	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 21:00 → BWI 23:00F9 4712	5h 44m	58%	26%

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 05m · leaves 06:10 2%

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 05:10 2%

DEN · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 3%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 47m · leaves 14:25 66%

ATL · 56m · leaves 16:00 72%

CLT · 46m · leaves 15:57 76%

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 1296 DAL 06:00 → DEN United UA 789 DEN 09:30 → DCA Connection details →	2h 30m	7h 59m	100%	91%
Southwest WN 3312 DAL 07:00 → MSY United UA 2497 MSY 12:17 → IAD Connection details →	3h 52m	7h 50m	98%	89%
American AA 3401 DFW 07:00 → AUS United UA 2344 AUS 12:00 → IAD Connection details →	3h 56m	8h 19m	100%	88%

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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