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 75-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 9 am and 38% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	DCA	1h 25m	65%	5.1%	3,282	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29AA 1977	4h 33m	94%	83%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAH 08:41UA 492	1h 06m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	7h 57m	95%	82%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 18m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	7h 04m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 2596	2h 10m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	5h 34m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:15 → MSP 08:13DL 1641	2h 13m Minneapolis	MSP 10:26 → DCA 13:48DL 2983	7h 34m	94%	75%
American Details →	EWR 05:31 → MIA 08:45AA 1196	1h 13m Miami	MIA 09:58 → DCA 12:37AA 2915	7h 05m	97%	74%
American Details →	EWR 08:00 → MIA 11:10AA 1152	49m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	6h 44m	88%	74%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 13m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	6h 58m	98%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 11:25 → ORD 13:08UA 1875	52m Chicago	ORD 14:00 → DCA 17:12UA 1314	5h 47m	68%	36%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 32m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → DCA 21:10UA 1369	6h 25m	73%	34%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → DCA 22:54UA 2160	6h 09m	62%	32%

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

DFW · 1h 16m · leaves 05:51 3%

MIA · 1h 13m · leaves 05:31 3%

CLT · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 15:25 29%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 16:45 38%

CLT · 56m · leaves 19:29 45%

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.


United UA 1207 EWR 06:00 → JAX American AA 949 JAX 11:49 → DCA Connection details →	3h 18m	7h 44m	98%	85%
JetBlue B6 927 EWR 06:00 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	1h 52m	6h 59m	91%	82%
United UA 2785 EWR 07:00 → MIA American AA 1606 MIA 11:59 → DCA Connection details →	1h 57m	7h 44m	98%	81%

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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