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 3% of the time at 9 am and 38% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	FLL	DCA	2h 32m	69%	2.0%	1,368	Flying now
Southwest	FLL	DCA	2h 35m	68%	1.1%	364	Flying now
American	FLL	DCA	2h 33m	67%	2.3%	575	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.


United Details →	FLL 07:00 → IAH 08:45UA 2314	1h 02m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	6h 57m	97%	84%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:30 → TPA 06:35WN 429	3h 10m Tampa	TPA 09:45 → DCA 12:05WN 4016	6h 35m	97%	82%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:40 → STL 07:20WN 1874	1h 10m St Louis	STL 08:30 → DCA 11:25WN 3905	5h 45m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	FLL 05:25 → ATL 07:20DL 1168	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → DCA 11:08DL 380	5h 42m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:00 → DTW 08:59DL 2631	1h 06m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	5h 34m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	FLL 06:30 → ATL 08:26DL 1215	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 12m	98%	78%
American Details →	FLL 06:00 → DFW 08:16AA 1232	1h 40m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:56 → DCA 13:59AA 1624	7h 58m	97%	77%
Southwest Details →	FLL 05:00 → HOU 06:30WN 1861	1h 45m Houston	HOU 08:15 → DCA 12:20WN 1701	7h 20m	93%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	FLL 18:40 → ATL 20:49DL 2345	1h 06m Atlanta	ATL 21:55 → DCA 23:44DL 537	5h 04m	73%	49%
Delta Details →	FLL 14:31 → ATL 16:40DL 2063	1h 15m Atlanta	ATL 17:55 → DCA 19:48DL 832	5h 17m	67%	38%
Delta Details →	FLL 16:46 → ATL 18:54DL 1413	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 19:55 → DCA 21:46DL 727	5h 00m	62%	33%

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

IAH · 1h 02m · leaves 07:00 3%

STL · 1h 10m · leaves 05:40 3%

EWR · 1h 01m · leaves 06:55 4%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 58m · leaves 15:11 34%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 16:46 38%

ORD · 56m · leaves 17:28 70%

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 4824 FLL 06:10 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	3h 25m	6h 49m	96%	87%
JetBlue B6 690 FLL 06:30 → BOS American AA 4349 BOS 11:52 → DCA Connection details →	2h 10m	7h 14m	96%	79%
Southwest WN 1540 FLL 05:15 → MCI American AA 5268 MCI 09:55 → DCA Connection details →	2h 40m	8h 22m	100%	78%

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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