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 8% of the time at 9 am and 2 times in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	DFW	DCA	2h 55m	74%	3.0%	3,299	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Washington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Washington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 24m Houston	IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047	5h 46m	98%	94%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 37m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	8h 14m	100%	89%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → MIA 08:55AA 3189	3h 04m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	8h 44m	100%	84%
Frontier Details →	DFW 05:18 → DEN 06:31F9 2147	59m Denver	DEN 07:30 → DCA 12:54F9 686	6h 36m	89%	83%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	1h 21m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	5h 57m	92%	79%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 41m Phoenix	PHX 08:30 → DCA 15:59AA 3191	8h 49m	93%	78%
American Details →	DFW 07:10 → JAX 10:37AA 1975	1h 12m Jacksonville	JAX 11:49 → DCA 13:44AA 949	5h 34m	89%	77%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:29 → DTW 09:10DL 2183	55m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	5h 05m	92%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 13:34 → RSW 17:16AA 2446	1h 08m Fort Myers	RSW 18:24 → DCA 20:59AA 2454	6h 24m	58%	35%
United Details →	DFW 14:15 → ORD 16:57UA 2160	1h 03m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → DCA 21:10UA 1369	5h 55m	64%	31%
United Details →	DFW 16:01 → IAH 17:18UA 2682	47m Houston	IAH 18:05 → DCA 22:15UA 1627	5h 14m	45%	29%

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

DTW · 55m · leaves 05:29 8%

PHX · 1h 17m · leaves 10:50 10%

DEN · 59m · leaves 05:18 11%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 15:57 61%

MIA · 47m · leaves 14:25 66%

ATL · 56m · leaves 16:00 72%

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.


Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 789 DEN 09:30 → DCA Connection details →	2h 59m	8h 41m	99%	89%
American AA 1360 DFW 05:00 → ORD United UA 1381 ORD 10:00 → DCA Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 04m	93%	78%
American AA 1523 DFW 07:04 → DEN Frontier F9 688 DEN 11:26 → DCA Connection details →	3h 18m	8h 54m	98%	75%

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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