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 45-minute layover misses 30% of the time at 10 am and 62% of the time at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	ROC	1h 27m	69%	5.4%	1,032	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	3h 24m Chicago	ORD 11:52 → ROC 14:49UA 3629 · flown by Republic	7h 34m	100%	92%
American Details →	DCA 06:55 → BOS 08:34AA 1605	1h 21m Boston	BOS 09:55 → ROC 11:30AA 4171 · flown by Envoy	4h 35m	98%	89%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → EWR 07:19UA 4167 · flown by GoJet	2h 58m Newark	EWR 10:17 → ROC 11:40UA 3647 · flown by Republic	5h 40m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:06 → JFK 07:25DL 5802 · flown by Republic	1h 55m New York	JFK 09:20 → ROC 10:53DL 5330 · flown by Endeavor	4h 47m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 09:23 → ROC 11:31DL 2511	5h 32m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	2h 50m Detroit	DTW 10:20 → ROC 11:46DL 4120 · flown by SkyWest	5h 46m	98%	77%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 58m Charlotte	CLT 09:24 → ROC 11:35AA 5377 · flown by PSA	6h 35m	99%	76%
JetBlue Details →	DCA 06:15 → JFK 07:27B6 254	2h 18m New York	JFK 09:45 → ROC 11:20B6 186	5h 05m	96%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 12:54 → CLT 14:34AA 5022 · flown by PSA	1h 45m Charlotte	CLT 16:19 → ROC 18:15AA 2424	5h 17m	74%	45%
American Details →	DCA 17:50 → CLT 19:37AA 2182	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 20:38 → ROC 22:27AA 3155	4h 37m	72%	45%
Delta Details →	DCA 19:40 → LGA 21:00DL 5752 · flown by Republic	48m New York	LGA 21:48 → ROC 23:23DL 5417 · flown by Endeavor	3h 38m	38%	20%

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

LGA · 46m · leaves 08:15 30%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 18:25 23%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 17:50 28%

LGA · 48m · leaves 19:40 62%

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.


Delta DL 5710 DCA 06:00 → BOS American AA 4171 BOS 09:55 → ROC Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 30m	96%	88%
American AA 2304 DCA 07:40 → ORD United UA 3629 ORD 11:52 → ROC Connection details →	2h 52m	7h 09m	94%	84%
American AA 4551 DCA 06:00 → JFK Delta DL 5330 JFK 09:20 → ROC Connection details →	1h 49m	4h 53m	95%	78%

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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