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 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ORF	BOS	1h 53m	87%	2.0%	256	Flying now
JetBlue	ORF	BOS	1h 43m	71%	0.5%	214	Flying now
Allegiant	ORF	BOS	–	75%few flights	0.0%	4	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	2h 36m Charlotte	CLT 08:55 → BOS 11:08AA 1533	6h 07m	100%	94%
United Details →	ORF 06:05 → IAD 07:07UA 1524	1h 28m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → BOS 10:20UA 641	4h 15m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	1h 37m Atlanta	ATL 08:35 → BOS 11:14DL 2432	5h 59m	96%	87%
Southwest Details →	ORF 07:05 → MDW 08:10WN 2834	1h 00m Chicago	MDW 09:10 → BOS 12:28WN 1405	5h 23m	92%	85%
Southwest Details →	ORF 06:00 → BWI 07:00WN 3183	1h 15m Baltimore	BWI 08:15 → BOS 09:50WN 884	3h 50m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 10:00 → BOS 12:44DL 855	6h 24m	97%	81%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → DCA 06:59AA 5520 · flown by PSA	2h 41m Washington	DCA 09:40 → BOS 11:24AA 4691 · flown by Republic	5h 24m	96%	81%
American Details →	ORF 06:46 → CLT 08:20AA 5036 · flown by PSA	2h 58m Charlotte	CLT 11:18 → BOS 13:33AA 1611	6h 47m	93%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORF 12:07 → JFK 13:44DL 5370 · flown by Endeavor	46m New York	JFK 14:30 → BOS 16:08DL 5595 · flown by Republic	4h 01m	59%	42%
American Details →	ORF 17:42 → DCA 18:55AA 5338 · flown by PSA	1h 45m Washington	DCA 20:40 → BOS 22:19AA 4382 · flown by Republic	4h 39m	62%	34%
American Details →	ORF 17:22 → PHL 18:49AA 4749 · flown by Republic	51m Philadelphia	PHL 19:40 → BOS 21:12AA 3327	3h 51m	59%	27%

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

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 2%

CLT · 47m · leaves 05:01 5%

IAD · 1h 07m · leaves 10:45 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 18:17 25%

PHL · 51m · leaves 17:22 41%

LGA · 1h 03m · leaves 19:21 57%

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 3183 ORF 06:00 → BWI Delta DL 5703 BWI 09:00 → BOS Connection details →	2h 00m	4h 39m	98%	86%
American AA 3168 ORF 05:01 → CLT Delta DL 5626 CLT 09:40 → BOS Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 07m	100%	85%
United UA 3712 ORF 06:00 → EWR Delta DL 5764 EWR 09:30 → BOS Connection details →	1h 51m	4h 55m	87%	78%

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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