Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s DCA → SRQ flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DCA	SRQ	2h 41m	81%	1.7%	465	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693	5h 50m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	3h 49m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	7h 15m	99%	84%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 11:10 → SRQ 15:12UA 2287	7h 57m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104	5h 45m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	DCA 12:17 → ATL 14:07DL 380	3h 08m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	6h 36m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:20 → LGA 07:34DL 1172	2h 54m New York	LGA 10:28 → SRQ 13:33DL 2412	7h 14m	98%	76%
American Details →	DCA 17:40 → MIA 20:34AA 1612	2h 20m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	6h 19m	90%	75%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:16 → ATL 12:08DL 926	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	7h 01m	100%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 19:10 → MIA 22:00AA 3244	54m Miami	MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy	4h 49m	48%	38%
American Details →	DCA 15:23 → CLT 17:10AA 804	1h 39m Charlotte	CLT 18:49 → SRQ 20:48AA 2094	5h 22m	67%	30%
Southwest Details →	DCA 17:25 → MCO 19:55WN 1441	55m Orlando	MCO 20:50 → SRQ 22:00WN 2710	4h 30m	22%	13%

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 14m · leaves 06:59 5%

EWR · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 5%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 06:18 11%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 54m · leaves 19:10 52%

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 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 50m	7h 19m	100%	87%
American AA 4393 DCA 06:59 → LGA Delta DL 2412 LGA 10:28 → SRQ Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 35m	94%	75%
Southwest WN 194 DCA 11:45 → ATL Delta DL 3115 ATL 17:15 → SRQ Connection details →	3h 40m	7h 08m	94%	74%

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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