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 6% of the time at 10 am and 36% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	PBI	DCA	2h 27m	74%	1.9%	1,063	Flying now
JetBlue	PBI	DCA	2h 24m	66%	2.2%	743	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.


Delta Details →	PBI 06:00 → ATL 07:50DL 1376	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 42m	99%	78%
American Details →	PBI 05:43 → CLT 07:40AA 2848	3h 34m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	7h 15m	100%	77%
Southwest Details →	PBI 06:10 → MCO 07:10WN 3083	2h 35m Orlando	MCO 09:45 → DCA 12:00WN 1908	5h 50m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	PBI 08:00 → ATL 09:50DL 1301	3h 19m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → DCA 14:59DL 360	6h 59m	98%	70%
Delta Details →	PBI 07:20 → LGA 10:10DL 2532	1h 10m New York	LGA 11:20 → DCA 12:46DL 5749 · flown by Republic	5h 26m	94%	67%
United Details →	PBI 06:00 → EWR 08:54UA 2158	2h 06m Newark	EWR 11:00 → DCA 12:23UA 4172 · flown by GoJet	6h 23m	98%	66%
Delta Details →	PBI 16:55 → ATL 18:55DL 838	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:55 → DCA 23:44DL 537	6h 49m	98%	65%
American Details →	PBI 07:05 → DFW 09:19AA 1220	2h 35m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:54 → DCA 15:59AA 1414	8h 54m	98%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PBI 16:55 → ATL 18:55DL 838	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 19:55 → DCA 21:46DL 727	4h 51m	72%	39%
American Details →	PBI 17:27 → CLT 19:31AA 2270	1h 18m Charlotte	CLT 20:49 → DCA 22:20AA 527	4h 53m	66%	36%
American Details →	PBI 14:13 → DFW 16:27AA 2276	48m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:15 → DCA 21:31AA 472	7h 18m	52%	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

LGA · 1h 10m · leaves 07:20 6%

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 08:00 7%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 08:03 7%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 00m · leaves 15:25 36%

IAH · 51m · leaves 17:05 43%

DFW · 48m · leaves 14:13 48%

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 3083 PBI 06:10 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	3h 30m	6h 49m	100%	90%
Delta DL 1376 PBI 06:00 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 55m	99%	71%
JetBlue B6 322 PBI 07:00 → BOS Delta DL 5857 BOS 12:30 → DCA Connection details →	2h 19m	7h 19m	94%	66%

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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