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 9 am and barely half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	RIC	1h 41m	78%	6.9%	1,577	Flying now
American	LGA	RIC	1h 33m	74%	5.9%	1,394	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Richmond on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 28m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1231	2h 16m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → RIC 11:51DL 3166	5h 46m	99%	87%
United Details →	LGA 07:21 → ORD 09:00UA 2822	1h 35m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RIC 13:57UA 3704 · flown by Republic	6h 36m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:59 → ATL 09:20DL 342	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	7h 06m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:15 → RIC 11:56DL 2650	5h 56m	98%	81%
United Details →	LGA 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 3656 · flown by Republic	1h 24m Dulles	IAD 08:50 → RIC 09:55UA 4498 · flown by GoJet	3h 55m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → BOS 07:15DL 5852 · flown by Republic	1h 40m Boston	BOS 08:55 → RIC 10:56DL 5622 · flown by Republic	4h 54m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	LGA 10:59 → ATL 13:20DL 993	2h 25m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	6h 27m	98%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LGA 08:05 → ORD 09:44UA 623	51m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RIC 13:57UA 3704 · flown by Republic	5h 52m	71%	62%
United Details →	LGA 19:28 → IAD 20:55UA 6244 · flown by Mesa	1h 15m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → RIC 23:18UA 4473 · flown by GoJet	3h 50m	72%	44%
American Details →	LGA 14:31 → CLT 16:53AA 2033	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → RIC 19:21AA 2412	4h 50m	67%	34%

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 · 55m · leaves 06:59 7%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 07:55 12%

MCO · 53m · leaves 07:00 13%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 47m · leaves 16:55 43%

BOS · 1h 00m · leaves 18:59 43%

ORD · 50m · leaves 15:25 51%

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 462 LGA 06:30 → ORD United UA 3704 ORD 10:35 → RIC Connection details →	2h 21m	7h 27m	97%	86%
Delta DL 5068 LGA 06:51 → CLT American AA 5199 CLT 11:05 → RIC Connection details →	2h 09m	5h 37m	93%	77%
American AA 4377 LGA 06:00 → BOS Delta DL 5622 BOS 08:55 → RIC Connection details →	1h 35m	4h 54m	92%	76%

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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