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 1 time in 4 at 11 am and barely half the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	PHX	5h 06m	83%	1.5%	1,086	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Phoenix is 3 h behind Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793	1h 16m Chicago	ORD 09:02 → PHX 11:03UA 2225	7h 33m	96%	88%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 09:40 → PHX 11:04AA 1986	9h 03m	99%	86%
American Details →	DCA 10:39 → CID 12:10AA 3462 · flown by Envoy	2h 30m Cedar Rapids	CID 14:40 → PHX 15:58AA 4081 · flown by Envoy	8h 21m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:00 → MCI 07:40WN 358	3h 00m Kansas City	MCI 10:40 → PHX 11:25WN 4651	8h 25m	100%	86%
United Details →	DCA 08:20 → IAH 10:41UA 697	3h 39m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PHX 15:10UA 1238	9h 50m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:15 → HOU 08:25WN 1432	3h 35m Houston	HOU 12:00 → PHX 12:40WN 2063	9h 25m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	DCA 17:50 → SLC 20:37DL 820	2h 08m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:45 → PHX 23:31DL 1496	8h 41m	96%	83%
United Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 09:43UA 1061	3h 47m Chicago	ORD 13:30 → PHX 15:19UA 455	9h 54m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 20:06 → ORD 21:42AA 2903	52m Chicago	ORD 22:34 → PHX 00:14 +1AA 2786	7h 07m	70%	32%
American Details →	DCA 17:11 → DFW 19:41AA 1414	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:30 → PHX 21:02AA 1133	6h 51m	57%	30%
United Details →	DCA 17:55 → EWR 19:28UA 4180 · flown by GoJet	56m Newark	EWR 20:24 → PHX 22:46UA 1814	7h 51m	55%	30%

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

BOS · 1h 07m · leaves 06:55 2%

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 06:30 4%

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 05:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 56m · leaves 17:55 45%

ORD · 58m · leaves 18:10 51%

DAL · 1h 05m · leaves 17:20 71%

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.


Alaska AS 5 DCA 09:59 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 55m	11h 00m	97%	94%
American AA 4360 DCA 08:25 → ORD United UA 455 ORD 13:30 → PHX Connection details →	3h 30m	9h 54m	100%	85%
American AA 1966 DCA 08:40 → LAX Delta DL 3894 LAX 13:48 → PHX Connection details →	2h 29m	9h 43m	98%	85%

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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