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 7% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 5 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	ECP	DCA	2h 19m	72%	5.4%	388	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 Panama City Beach). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ECP 06:30 → IAH 08:28UA 4255 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 19m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	6h 27m	93%	81%
Delta Details →	ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3114	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	5h 42m	96%	75%
American Details →	ECP 07:05 → CLT 09:56AA 5175 · flown by PSA	1h 18m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	4h 53m	93%	68%
Delta Details →	ECP 07:41 → ATL 09:55DL 1674	3h 14m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → DCA 14:59DL 360	6h 18m	99%	68%
American Details →	ECP 07:28 → DFW 09:50AA 1381	2h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:54 → DCA 15:59AA 1414	7h 31m	97%	65%
United Details →	ECP 09:00 → IAH 10:57UA 4034 · flown by Mesa	58m Houston	IAH 11:55 → DCA 16:03UA 654	6h 03m	86%	64%
Delta Details →	ECP 17:08 → ATL 19:24DL 3094	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 21:55 → DCA 23:44DL 537	5h 36m	96%	64%
Delta Details →	ECP 14:47 → ATL 17:00DL 2823	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 20:55 → DCA 22:47DL 378	7h 00m	99%	63%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ECP 11:00 → CLT 13:46AA 5179 · flown by PSA	48m Charlotte	CLT 14:34 → DCA 16:13AA 2839	4h 13m	68%	43%
Delta Details →	ECP 14:47 → ATL 17:00DL 2823	55m Atlanta	ATL 17:55 → DCA 19:48DL 832	4h 01m	62%	35%
American Details →	ECP 15:23 → DFW 17:50AA 1796	1h 03m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:53 → DCA 22:59AA 2752	6h 37m	62%	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

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 07:41 7%

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 06:30 7%

CLT · 1h 18m · leaves 07:05 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 55m · leaves 14:47 38%

DFW · 50m · leaves 16:51 49%

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 3114 ECP 06:00 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	2h 42m	5h 55m	95%	68%
Southwest WN 1785 ECP 07:50 → BNA Delta DL 5769 BNA 11:40 → DCA Connection details →	2h 25m	5h 44m	100%	63%
United UA 5874 ECP 10:25 → ORD American AA 2769 ORD 14:55 → DCA Connection details →	1h 46m	6h 34m	89%	63%

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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