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 4% of the time at 8 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DCA	LGA	1h 18m	68%	6.0%	2,313	Flying now
American	DCA	LGA	1h 21m	67%	5.8%	2,520	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	6h 45m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	6h 44m	99%	80%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	1h 35m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	6h 11m	100%	80%
American Details →	DCA 08:31 → MVY 10:11AA 4649 · flown by Republic	3h 40m Martha's Vineyard	MVY 13:51 → LGA 15:11AA 4570 · flown by Republic	6h 40m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → BOS 07:40DL 5710 · flown by Republic	2h 20m Boston	BOS 10:00 → LGA 11:15DL 5744 · flown by Republic	5h 15m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 50m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 08:29 → BOS 10:14DL 5687 · flown by Republic	2h 46m Boston	BOS 13:00 → LGA 14:28DL 5748 · flown by Republic	5h 59m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → BOS 08:41DL 5698 · flown by Republic	2h 19m Boston	BOS 11:00 → LGA 12:19DL 5755 · flown by Republic	5h 20m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 08:20 → FLL 11:01AA 1873	1h 03m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 12:04 → LGA 15:04AA 2490	6h 44m	73%	46%
American Details →	DCA 17:22 → ORD 18:54AA 1630	1h 05m Chicago	ORD 19:59 → LGA 23:21AA 679	5h 59m	71%	38%
American Details →	DCA 15:52 → ORD 17:25AA 3254	55m Chicago	ORD 18:20 → LGA 21:36AA 1724	5h 49m	72%	29%

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 04m · leaves 07:45 3%

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 06:30 4%

BOS · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

ORF · 59m · leaves 15:59 39%

BUF · 1h 16m · leaves 15:25 46%

BOS · 1h 13m · leaves 17:00 48%

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 2739 DCA 06:55 → TPA Delta DL 2531 TPA 11:07 → LGA Connection details →	1h 47m	6h 58m	97%	86%
Southwest WN 1425 DCA 06:10 → BNA Delta DL 5688 BNA 09:25 → LGA Connection details →	2h 25m	6h 49m	96%	83%
Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 467 ATL 11:30 → LGA Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 49m	97%	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