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 1 time in 10 at 5 am and 1 time in 3 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	LAX	DCA	4h 59m	82%	1.2%	728	Flying now
Delta	LAX	DCA	5h 00m	81%	2.2%	362	Flying now
Alaska	LAX	DCA	5h 12m	78%	0.8%	364	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 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491	1h 34m Houston	IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047	8h 05m	98%	94%
American Details →	LAX 20:52 → MIA 05:01AA 2942	3h 01m Miami	MIA 08:02 → DCA 10:38 +1AA 1299	10h 46m	97%	89%
Southwest Details →	LAX 23:55 → MDW 05:55WN 2413	2h 20m Chicago	MDW 08:15 → DCA 11:10 +1WN 2569	8h 15m	98%	87%
American Details →	LAX 21:41 → CLT 05:24AA 2199	2h 36m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29 +1AA 1977	8h 52m	99%	87%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	1h 08m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	6h 59m	95%	86%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:10 → JFK 05:25DL 960	3h 10m New York	JFK 08:35 → DCA 10:02 +1DL 5750 · flown by Republic	9h 52m	99%	85%
United Details →	LAX 00:13 → ORD 06:32UA 729	3h 28m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	9h 51m	100%	85%
United Details →	LAX 22:35 → ORD 04:51UA 353	2h 09m Chicago	ORD 07:00 → DCA 09:59 +1UA 482	8h 24m	98%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LAX 07:00 → ORD 13:14UA 1941	46m Chicago	ORD 14:00 → DCA 17:12UA 1314	7h 12m	68%	37%
United Details →	LAX 10:45 → ORD 17:04UA 2113	56m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → DCA 21:10UA 1369	7h 25m	71%	34%
American Details →	LAX 13:53 → DFW 19:14AA 2041	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077	7h 06m	35%	20%

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

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 05:10 2%

PHX · 1h 08m · leaves 10:00 8%

EWR · 1h 12m · leaves 21:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 56m · leaves 13:25 43%

PHL · 46m · leaves 10:14 55%

DFW · 46m · leaves 13:53 65%

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 1730 LAX 23:04 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	3h 37m	10h 55m	99%	90%
United UA 2641 LAX 22:35 → CLE American AA 4737 CLE 08:46 → DCA Connection details →	2h 36m	8h 34m	99%	89%
Delta DL 507 LAX 21:00 → BOS American AA 1605 BOS 09:18 → DCA Connection details →	3h 50m	10h 59m	98%	86%

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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