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 75-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	FLL	2h 44m	73%	1.9%	575	Flying now
JetBlue	DCA	FLL	2h 39m	69%	2.6%	1,367	Flying now
Southwest	DCA	FLL	2h 40m	61%	1.6%	365	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale 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 → MSP 07:39DL 1193	1h 16m Minneapolis	MSP 08:55 → FLL 13:30DL 673	7h 30m	91%	82%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → IAH 08:13UA 1450	1h 47m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	7h 47m	99%	79%
United Details →	DCA 12:59 → IAH 15:18UA 382	1h 17m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	7h 23m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 09:05 → FLL 11:03DL 1271	5h 02m	97%	78%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	3h 03m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	6h 44m	96%	77%
United Details →	DCA 08:30 → EWR 09:52UA 4430 · flown by GoJet	1h 45m Newark	EWR 11:37 → FLL 14:42UA 677	6h 12m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 07:59 → RDU 09:09DL 5269 · flown by Endeavor	2h 49m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 11:58 → FLL 14:04DL 1038	6h 05m	97%	77%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:15 → HOU 08:25WN 1432	1h 45m Houston	HOU 10:10 → FLL 13:40WN 4355	7h 25m	98%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 08:30 → CLT 10:13AA 1518	47m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	4h 32m	74%	59%
United Details →	DCA 15:30 → ORD 16:52UA 1325	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → FLL 22:15UA 2294	6h 45m	70%	44%
American Details →	DCA 17:18 → PHL 18:32AA 5406 · flown by PSA	48m Philadelphia	PHL 19:20 → FLL 22:25AA 1864	5h 07m	31%	19%

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 17m · leaves 06:00 3%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 08:25 5%

EWR · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 00m · leaves 15:10 36%

PHL · 48m · leaves 17:18 69%

TPA · 55m · leaves 13:10 74%

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 365 DCA 05:00 → CLT JetBlue B6 2148 CLT 09:00 → FLL Connection details →	2h 34m	6h 06m	97%	78%
American AA 5131 DCA 07:12 → CLE United UA 2724 CLE 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	2h 18m	6h 33m	94%	76%
Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 2063 ATL 11:25 → FLL Connection details →	2h 35m	6h 27m	97%	76%

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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