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 8 am and 43% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	DFW	3h 35m	79%	3.1%	3,301	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DCA 07:30 → MCI 09:24AA 5268 · flown by PSA	2h 52m Kansas City	MCI 12:16 → DFW 14:06AA 3661 · flown by Envoy	7h 36m	99%	90%
American Details →	DCA 06:02 → MIA 08:50AA 401	3h 25m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	9h 32m	100%	82%
American Details →	DCA 07:45 → MCO 10:14AA 3273	1h 02m Orlando	MCO 11:16 → DFW 13:07AA 2124	6h 22m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 04m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 16m	98%	81%
American Details →	DCA 08:49 → BHM 10:02AA 5080 · flown by PSA	2h 21m Birmingham	BHM 12:23 → DFW 14:33AA 5222 · flown by PSA	6h 44m	100%	81%
American Details →	DCA 08:20 → HSV 09:26AA 3997 · flown by Envoy	2h 37m Huntsville	HSV 12:03 → DFW 14:14AA 3577 · flown by Envoy	6h 54m	97%	81%
American Details →	DCA 06:59 → JAX 09:04AA 1992	2h 27m Jacksonville	JAX 11:31 → DFW 13:11AA 1975	7h 12m	97%	80%
American Details →	DCA 06:59 → BNA 08:05AA 4358 · flown by Republic	1h 52m Nashville	BNA 09:57 → DFW 12:14AA 1476	6h 15m	97%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 15:52 → ORD 17:25AA 3254	55m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → DFW 21:01AA 1559	6h 05m	72%	26%
American Details →	DCA 14:54 → RSW 17:36AA 2454	46m Fort Myers	RSW 18:22 → DFW 20:24AA 2446	6h 30m	50%	25%
American Details →	DCA 19:10 → MIA 22:00AA 3244	49m Miami	MIA 22:49 → DFW 00:59 +1AA 2343	6h 49m	43%	21%

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

MCO · 1h 02m · leaves 07:45 3%

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 06:00 3%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 05:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

CAE · 1h 01m · leaves 16:39 57%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 14:20 57%

MIA · 49m · leaves 19:10 57%

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.


JetBlue B6 379 DCA 06:59 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details →	2h 24m	8h 13m	94%	84%
Southwest WN 358 DCA 06:00 → MCI American AA 602 MCI 11:26 → DFW Connection details →	3h 46m	8h 11m	100%	83%
Southwest WN 4580 DCA 06:00 → MCO American AA 2124 MCO 11:16 → DFW Connection details →	2h 56m	8h 07m	98%	81%

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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