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 6% of the time at 12 pm and 22% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	HSV	DCA	2h 01m	72%	3.8%	1,320	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 Huntsville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	HSV 05:00 → DFW 07:11AA 3394 · flown by Envoy	1h 39m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:50 → DCA 12:52AA 1177	6h 52m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	HSV 05:30 → ATL 07:32DL 2556	1h 48m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → DCA 11:08DL 380	4h 37m	99%	78%
American Details →	HSV 05:45 → CLT 08:22AA 3940 · flown by Envoy	2h 52m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	6h 13m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	HSV 06:00 → DTW 08:58DL 5382 · flown by Endeavor	1h 07m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	4h 34m	91%	76%
Delta Details →	HSV 07:12 → ATL 09:15DL 3009	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	4h 30m	96%	75%
American Details →	HSV 05:39 → CLT 08:20AA 5211 · flown by PSA	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 09:21 → DCA 10:50AA 2825	4h 11m	95%	73%
American Details →	HSV 06:00 → DFW 08:11AA 3031	1h 45m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:56 → DCA 13:59AA 1624	6h 58m	93%	72%
Delta Details →	HSV 08:50 → ATL 10:48DL 3036	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → DCA 14:59DL 360	5h 09m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HSV 15:37 → DFW 17:48AA 3580 · flown by Envoy	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:53 → DCA 22:59AA 2752	6h 23m	74%	44%
Delta Details →	HSV 14:50 → ATL 16:57DL 4760 · flown by Endeavor	58m Atlanta	ATL 17:55 → DCA 19:48DL 832	3h 58m	52%	30%
Delta Details →	HSV 16:40 → LGA 20:06DL 5496 · flown by Endeavor	1h 19m New York	LGA 21:25 → DCA 22:55DL 1825	5h 15m	66%	24%

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 · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 9%

IAH · 57m · leaves 06:44 22%

LGA · 48m · leaves 07:05 23%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 19m · leaves 16:40 34%

ORD · 50m · leaves 12:57 47%

ATL · 58m · leaves 14:50 48%

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.


American AA 6464 HSV 05:05 → ORD United UA 1381 ORD 10:00 → DCA Connection details →	2h 29m	6h 59m	96%	82%
Delta DL 2556 HSV 05:30 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	3h 25m	6h 25m	99%	71%
American AA 5003 HSV 10:43 → ORD United UA 1941 ORD 15:00 → DCA Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 29m	91%	55%

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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