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 5% of the time at 9 am and 31% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	DCA	TPA	2h 30m	79%	2.1%	698	Flying now
American	DCA	TPA	2h 31m	73%	2.6%	1,545	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa 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	1h 12m Charlotte	CLT 07:38 → TPA 09:22AA 3320	4h 22m	95%	86%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 11:19 → TPA 15:12UA 1834	7h 57m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	3h 26m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	6h 45m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 08:15 → LGA 09:33DL 5772 · flown by Republic	3h 02m New York	LGA 12:35 → TPA 15:34DL 2106	7h 19m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → MSP 07:39DL 1193	2h 25m Minneapolis	MSP 10:04 → TPA 14:12DL 2696	8h 12m	97%	79%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	1h 18m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	4h 46m	94%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:39 → DTW 11:14DL 1558	2h 51m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → TPA 16:47DL 1243	7h 08m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 12:46 → TPA 14:13DL 1525	7h 13m	99%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 15:00 → MSP 16:48DL 2863	1h 27m Minneapolis	MSP 18:15 → TPA 22:26DL 2385	7h 26m	71%	52%
American Details →	DCA 19:10 → MIA 22:00AA 3244	1h 13m Miami	MIA 23:13 → TPA 00:19 +1AA 1714	5h 09m	60%	40%
American Details →	DCA 12:54 → CLT 14:34AA 5022 · flown by PSA	1h 23m Charlotte	CLT 15:57 → TPA 17:41AA 2777	4h 47m	66%	35%

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

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 05:00 5%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 06:59 5%

LGA · 1h 07m · leaves 08:15 15%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 49m · leaves 17:11 43%

EWR · 52m · leaves 16:30 50%

BNA · 55m · leaves 19:30 54%

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 1099 ATL 11:14 → TPA Connection details →	2h 24m	5h 50m	97%	80%
Delta DL 5783 DCA 10:00 → BNA American AA 3823 BNA 13:30 → TPA Connection details →	2h 32m	6h 24m	96%	74%
American AA 2304 DCA 07:40 → ORD United UA 1834 ORD 11:19 → TPA Connection details →	2h 19m	7h 32m	92%	73%

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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