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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time.

Nonstops


Delta	RIC	ATL	1h 48m	89%	2.1%	2,605	Flying now
Frontier	RIC	ATL	1h 56m	64%	2.9%	69	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	RIC 06:15 → BWI 07:10WN 3438	1h 10m Baltimore	BWI 08:20 → ATL 10:20WN 3931	4h 03m	96%	87%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → ATL 10:41AA 5039 · flown by PSA	5h 39m	98%	84%
American Details →	RIC 06:26 → PHL 07:40AA 5973 · flown by Piedmont	1h 52m Philadelphia	PHL 09:32 → ATL 11:53AA 4338 · flown by Republic	5h 27m	93%	84%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	2h 20m Boston	BOS 10:20 → ATL 13:04DL 385	7h 00m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 10:25 → ATL 12:25DL 2856	6h 23m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:35 → MSP 08:40DL 5344 · flown by Endeavor	2h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 10:40 → ATL 14:05DL 1046	7h 30m	95%	80%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → JFK 08:30DL 4660 · flown by Endeavor	2h 30m New York	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	6h 28m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → LGA 07:28DL 5811 · flown by Republic	3h 31m New York	LGA 10:59 → ATL 13:20DL 993	7h 20m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	RIC 14:15 → MSP 16:19DL 5063 · flown by Endeavor	56m Minneapolis	MSP 17:15 → ATL 20:56DL 1036	6h 41m	62%	51%
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	55m Charlotte	CLT 22:36 → ATL 23:58AA 5498 · flown by PSA	3h 45m	62%	41%
Delta Details →	RIC 17:59 → LGA 19:27DL 5516 · flown by Endeavor	1h 03m New York	LGA 20:30 → ATL 23:43DL 975	5h 44m	50%	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 10m · leaves 06:15 4%

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 06:30 4%

LGA · 1h 00m · leaves 09:32 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 55m · leaves 20:13 38%

MIA · 1h 01m · leaves 18:25 45%

LGA · 1h 03m · leaves 17:59 50%

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 3438 RIC 06:15 → BWI Delta DL 1592 BWI 10:33 → ATL Connection details →	3h 23m	6h 09m	100%	86%
American AA 549 RIC 05:02 → CLT Delta DL 3156 CLT 08:01 → ATL Connection details →	1h 46m	4h 15m	93%	84%
Southwest WN 3252 RIC 07:25 → MDW Delta DL 1063 MDW 11:05 → ATL Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 36m	97%	82%

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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