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 8 am and 43% of the time at 10 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	RIC	2h 16m	75%	1.7%	1,338	Flying now
American	ORD	RIC	2h 09m	70%	4.0%	1,146	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 (Richmond is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 06:30 → IAD 09:24UA 1689	3h 36m Dulles	IAD 13:00 → RIC 14:01UA 4535 · flown by GoJet	6h 31m	100%	88%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	6h 21m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	3h 57m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → RIC 14:05DL 1437	7h 35m	99%	86%
United Details →	ORD 07:35 → IAH 10:36UA 1231	1h 27m Houston	IAH 12:03 → RIC 16:11UA 4057 · flown by Mesa	7h 36m	96%	84%
American Details →	ORD 06:36 → PHL 09:46AA 2115	3h 26m Philadelphia	PHL 13:12 → RIC 14:35AA 5843 · flown by Piedmont	6h 59m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	6h 41m	99%	80%
American Details →	ORD 06:00 → LGA 09:16AA 327	2h 00m New York	LGA 11:16 → RIC 12:50AA 4501 · flown by Republic	5h 47m	97%	80%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → PHL 08:05AA 2970	58m Philadelphia	PHL 09:03 → RIC 10:27AA 5846 · flown by Piedmont	4h 27m	90%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 07:00 → DFW 09:35AA 1902	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:29 → RIC 14:24AA 2413	6h 24m	68%	43%
American Details →	ORD 14:59 → DFW 17:36AA 2257	1h 19m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:55 → RIC 22:57AA 3037	6h 58m	71%	40%
American Details →	ORD 11:40 → PHL 14:54AA 1743	46m Philadelphia	PHL 15:40 → RIC 17:03AA 5895 · flown by Piedmont	4h 23m	58%	40%

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

IAD · 1h 08m · leaves 08:40 5%

DEN · 55m · leaves 07:05 10%

PHL · 58m · leaves 05:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 14:59 29%

CLT · 50m · leaves 17:34 49%

IAD · 48m · leaves 18:12 59%

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 2038 ORD 07:15 → PHL American AA 5843 PHL 13:12 → RIC Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 20m	99%	87%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 1437 ATL 12:30 → RIC Connection details →	2h 03m	5h 53m	97%	86%
United UA 530 ORD 09:07 → ATL Delta DL 3152 ATL 15:45 → RIC Connection details →	3h 23m	7h 19m	98%	80%

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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