Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s ORF → DCA flights land within a few points of 2 in 3 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ORF	DCA	1h 10m	67%	3.3%	1,040	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	1h 41m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29AA 1977	4h 32m	99%	86%
United Details →	ORF 06:15 → IAH 08:20UA 2302	1h 27m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	7h 42m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	2h 11m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	5h 29m	96%	80%
United Details →	ORF 06:00 → ORD 07:29UA 5690 · flown by SkyWest	2h 31m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	7h 04m	96%	79%
American Details →	ORF 06:44 → ORD 08:25AA 4683 · flown by Republic	2h 20m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	7h 15m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 22m	99%	77%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 09:20 → DCA 11:08DL 380	5h 52m	97%	77%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → LGA 07:29AA 4693 · flown by Republic	3h 18m New York	LGA 10:47 → DCA 12:17AA 4654 · flown by Republic	6h 17m	98%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORF 15:17 → DFW 17:41AA 2262	1h 12m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:53 → DCA 22:59AA 2752	7h 43m	74%	43%
Delta Details →	ORF 16:43 → ATL 18:38DL 1101	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 19:55 → DCA 21:46DL 727	5h 03m	69%	38%
Delta Details →	ORF 18:43 → JFK 20:25DL 5856 · flown by Republic	1h 05m New York	JFK 21:30 → DCA 22:59DL 5743 · flown by Republic	4h 26m	72%	29%

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 17m · leaves 06:44 6%

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 08:00 8%

LGA · 1h 20m · leaves 06:04 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 17m · leaves 16:43 31%

LGA · 59m · leaves 14:44 41%

CLT · 47m · leaves 18:24 46%

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 2673 ORF 06:30 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 29m	100%	91%
Delta DL 2966 ORF 05:15 → ATL American AA 5050 ATL 08:58 → DCA Connection details →	2h 00m	5h 45m	95%	75%
Delta DL 5334 ORF 06:04 → LGA American AA 4654 LGA 10:47 → DCA Connection details →	3h 17m	6h 13m	94%	74%

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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