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 7% of the time at 9 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	PBI	2h 42m	78%	1.7%	1,062	Flying now
JetBlue	DCA	PBI	2h 34m	70%	2.3%	743	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach West Palm Beach 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 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	55m Detroit	DTW 08:25 → PBI 11:28DL 2926	5h 25m	92%	85%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → EWR 07:19UA 4167 · flown by GoJet	1h 47m Newark	EWR 09:06 → PBI 12:06UA 2018	6h 06m	97%	84%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	55m Charlotte	CLT 07:21 → PBI 09:16AA 2278	4h 15m	93%	82%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:04 → PBI 12:58AA 2279	6h 40m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 02m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → PBI 11:46DL 1527	5h 46m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:03 → PBI 12:54DL 1190	5h 57m	98%	76%
American Details →	DCA 06:59 → LGA 08:20AA 4393 · flown by Republic	3h 20m New York	LGA 11:40 → PBI 14:48AA 4475 · flown by Republic	7h 49m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:00 → ATL 10:52DL 455	3h 06m Atlanta	ATL 13:58 → PBI 15:50DL 838	6h 50m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DCA 13:00 → EWR 14:22UA 4442 · flown by GoJet	1h 03m Newark	EWR 15:25 → PBI 18:27UA 2659	5h 27m	68%	47%
Delta Details →	DCA 16:00 → ATL 17:57DL 360	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 18:58 → PBI 20:51DL 1058	4h 52m	74%	45%
United Details →	DCA 17:55 → EWR 19:28UA 4180 · flown by GoJet	51m Newark	EWR 20:19 → PBI 23:28UA 2650	5h 33m	51%	32%

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

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 08:25 5%

CLT · 55m · leaves 05:00 7%

ATL · 59m · leaves 06:59 7%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 1h 07m · leaves 17:25 50%

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 17:18 51%

MCO · 55m · leaves 17:25 78%

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 1190 ATL 11:03 → PBI Connection details →	2h 13m	6h 01m	97%	78%
Southwest WN 3529 DCA 10:50 → PVD JetBlue B6 2087 PVD 15:05 → PBI Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 21m	100%	76%
American AA 3976 DCA 08:20 → ATL Delta DL 838 ATL 13:58 → PBI Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 30m	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