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 → AVL (1h 40m), on time 2 times in 3. Delta via Atlanta (4h 11m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 2h 31m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DCA	AVL	1h 40m	68%	4.0%	522	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → AVL 11:10DL 573	5h 10m	99%	89%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 39m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → AVL 10:19AA 6030 · flown by Piedmont	5h 19m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AVL 13:14DL 1182	6h 13m	99%	82%
American Details →	DCA 08:30 → CLT 10:13AA 1518	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 13:13 → AVL 14:19AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	5h 49m	95%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 08:00 → ATL 09:52DL 343	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → AVL 14:41DL 3099	6h 41m	98%	80%
United Details →	DCA 10:30 → ORD 11:48UA 2201	2h 07m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → AVL 16:58UA 5573 · flown by SkyWest	6h 28m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:16 → ATL 12:08DL 926	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 15:12 → AVL 16:13DL 2037	5h 56m	99%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 13:42 → ATL 15:42DL 737	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 19:37 → AVL 20:41DL 3071	6h 59m	96%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DCA 17:55 → EWR 19:28UA 4180 · flown by GoJet	1h 31m Newark	EWR 20:59 → AVL 23:15UA 4405 · flown by GoJet	5h 20m	72%	38%
United Details →	DCA 15:30 → ORD 16:52UA 1325	53m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → AVL 20:50UA 5663 · flown by SkyWest	5h 20m	55%	29%
American Details →	DCA 15:23 → CLT 17:10AA 804	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 18:25 → AVL 19:34AA 5792 · flown by Piedmont	4h 11m	64%	23%

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 14m · leaves 06:59 5%

CLT · 54m · leaves 05:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 19:35 24%

ORD · 53m · leaves 15:30 45%

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 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 1182 ATL 12:16 → AVL Connection details →	3h 26m	6h 17m	100%	85%
American AA 3976 DCA 08:20 → ATL Delta DL 3099 ATL 13:45 → AVL Connection details →	3h 18m	6h 21m	96%	80%
Delta DL 5772 DCA 08:15 → LGA American AA 4342 LGA 13:14 → AVL Connection details →	3h 41m	7h 10m	98%	72%

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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