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 8% of the time at 11 am and 23% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	MEM	DCA	2h 13m	76%	3.9%	1,125	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 Memphis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MEM 05:15 → MDW 06:50WN 2916	1h 25m Chicago	MDW 08:15 → DCA 11:10WN 2569	4h 55m	94%	85%
American Details →	MEM 05:34 → MIA 09:03AA 1340	2h 56m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	8h 10m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	MEM 06:00 → MSP 08:13DL 3899 · flown by SkyWest	2h 13m Minneapolis	MSP 10:26 → DCA 13:48DL 2983	6h 49m	97%	80%
American Details →	MEM 05:00 → CLT 07:46AA 978	3h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	6h 58m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	MEM 05:15 → ATL 07:35DL 1666	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 27m	98%	76%
American Details →	MEM 06:36 → ORD 08:45AA 3758 · flown by Envoy	2h 00m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	6h 23m	95%	75%
American Details →	MEM 05:51 → DFW 07:40AA 1884	2h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:56 → DCA 13:59AA 1624	7h 07m	97%	75%
United Details →	MEM 07:00 → IAH 08:46UA 537	1h 01m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	5h 57m	85%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MEM 14:20 → ORD 16:23AA 3675 · flown by Envoy	1h 33m Chicago	ORD 17:56 → DCA 20:59AA 1787	5h 40m	74%	35%
American Details →	MEM 12:03 → DFW 13:45AA 1935	1h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:56 → DCA 18:59AA 3101	5h 56m	66%	34%
American Details →	MEM 17:19 → DFW 19:09AA 3678 · flown by Envoy	51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077	5h 40m	53%	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

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 06:21 0%

EWR · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 4%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 07:25 6%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 50m · leaves 14:42 23%

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 14:30 31%

DFW · 51m · leaves 17:19 47%

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 4596 MEM 06:00 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	1h 40m	5h 59m	97%	89%
Delta DL 5604 MEM 06:00 → BOS American AA 4349 BOS 11:52 → DCA Connection details →	1h 47m	6h 44m	92%	76%
American AA 4279 MEM 06:21 → ORD United UA 1381 ORD 10:00 → DCA Connection details →	1h 31m	5h 43m	82%	70%

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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