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

The nonstop is quickest: American DCA → EYW (3h 08m), on time 4 times in 5. American via Miami (5h 55m) is more reliable, 96%, but takes 2h 47m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
American DCA EYW 3h 08m 82% 1.7% 590 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach Key West on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.

AmericanDetails → DCA 05:00 → MIA 07:56AA 1178 1h 59m Miami MIA 09:55 → EYW 10:55AA 3515 · flown by Envoy 5h 55m 99% 96%
UnitedDetails → DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638 2h 27m Chicago ORD 10:55 → EYW 15:19UA 3690 · flown by Republic 8h 04m 100% 87%
AmericanDetails → DCA 06:02 → MIA 08:50AA 401 3h 20m Miami MIA 12:10 → EYW 13:14AA 3518 · flown by Envoy 7h 12m 100% 87%
AmericanDetails → DCA 11:55 → MIA 14:38AA 1627 3h 33m Miami MIA 18:11 → EYW 19:10AA 3517 · flown by Envoy 7h 17m 98% 85%
DeltaDetails → DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410 1h 18m Atlanta ATL 09:06 → EYW 11:00DL 1281 5h 02m 97% 83%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → DCA 06:55 → ATL 08:50WN 4969 2h 41m Atlanta ATL 11:31 → EYW 13:28DL 1472 6h 29m 97% 83%
AmericanDetails → DCA 08:30 → CLT 10:13AA 1518 3h 37m Charlotte CLT 13:50 → EYW 16:11AA 3519 · flown by Envoy 7h 41m 96% 81%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails → DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793 3h 34m Chicago ORD 11:20 → EYW 15:41AA 3996 · flown by Envoy 9h 11m 99% 78%

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.

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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