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 90-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	RIC	1h 42m	82%	0.8%	1,017	Flying now
Spirit	DTW	RIC	–	100%few flights	0.0%	9	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	DTW 06:00 → CLT 07:51AA 387	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 28m	97%	87%
United Details →	DTW 07:05 → ORD 07:42UA 5553 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RIC 13:57UA 3704 · flown by Republic	6h 52m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:25 → ATL 09:26DL 965	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	6h 40m	98%	86%
United Details →	DTW 10:13 → IAD 11:50UA 3500 · flown by Republic	1h 10m Dulles	IAD 13:00 → RIC 14:01UA 4535 · flown by GoJet	3h 48m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	6h 39m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	DTW 10:25 → ATL 12:25DL 2856	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	7h 01m	99%	81%
United Details →	DTW 06:00 → IAD 07:34UA 4058 · flown by Mesa	1h 16m Dulles	IAD 08:50 → RIC 09:55UA 4498 · flown by GoJet	3h 55m	89%	80%
United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 07:43 → RIC 11:02UA 4427 · flown by GoJet	5h 32m	100%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DTW 19:45 → IAD 21:20UA 6362 · flown by Mesa	50m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → RIC 23:18UA 4473 · flown by GoJet	3h 33m	72%	50%
American Details →	DTW 15:52 → DFW 17:50AA 1793	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:55 → RIC 22:57AA 3037	7h 05m	71%	40%
American Details →	DTW 11:51 → DFW 13:45AA 1792	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:37 → RIC 18:32AA 2416	6h 42m	73%	36%

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

IAD · 1h 10m · leaves 10:13 6%

PHL · 1h 14m · leaves 06:05 10%

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 09:25 11%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 50m · leaves 19:45 28%

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 15:52 29%

CLT · 54m · leaves 19:58 31%

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 2884 DTW 08:50 → IAD United UA 4535 IAD 13:00 → RIC Connection details →	2h 37m	5h 11m	100%	89%
United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD American AA 4500 ORD 08:10 → RIC Connection details →	2h 17m	6h 00m	95%	85%
American AA 6465 DTW 06:45 → ORD United UA 3704 ORD 10:35 → RIC Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 12m	96%	84%

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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