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

No clear winner: Southwest’s RIC → BWI flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	RIC	BWI	55m	77%	1.6%	729	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	3h 50m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → BWI 13:03DL 2711	7h 18m	99%	84%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 45m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → BWI 09:26AA 1635	4h 24m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → BWI 11:47DL 1546	5h 47m	94%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	3h 09m Boston	BOS 11:09 → BWI 12:49DL 5668 · flown by Republic	6h 45m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 10:19 → ATL 12:01DL 1462	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 14:02 → BWI 15:53DL 2799	5h 34m	98%	75%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 41m Charlotte	CLT 11:35 → BWI 13:03AA 846	6h 33m	100%	74%
Delta Details →	RIC 18:31 → ATL 20:24DL 3152	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 22:45 → BWI 00:40 +1DL 2590	6h 09m	96%	72%
Delta Details →	RIC 17:01 → DTW 18:59DL 4096 · flown by SkyWest	2h 41m Detroit	DTW 21:40 → BWI 23:18DL 2715	6h 17m	95%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → BWI 00:14 +1AA 1318	4h 01m	64%	46%
Southwest Details →	RIC 16:10 → MCO 18:15WN 3579	1h 35m Orlando	MCO 19:50 → BWI 22:15WN 1015	6h 05m	65%	39%

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

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 09:07 8%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 20:13 36%

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.


Delta DL 1460 RIC 05:45 → ATL Southwest WN 186 ATL 10:15 → BWI Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 25m	98%	83%
American AA 549 RIC 05:02 → CLT Southwest WN 4695 CLT 07:50 → BWI Connection details →	1h 35m	4h 18m	89%	82%
American AA 2415 RIC 09:07 → CLT Southwest WN 477 CLT 13:10 → BWI Connection details →	2h 35m	5h 33m	97%	77%

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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