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 8% of the time at 8 am and 31% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	RIC	DFW	3h 27m	72%	2.4%	1,078	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Richmond). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	RIC 06:30 → MIA 09:00AA 604	3h 15m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	9h 04m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 31m	98%	81%
United Details →	RIC 06:15 → IAH 08:17UA 2464	3h 48m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	8h 19m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → ATL 08:48DL 1402	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 50m	97%	77%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 36m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	7h 46m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:35 → MSP 08:40DL 5344 · flown by Endeavor	1h 23m Minneapolis	MSP 10:03 → DFW 12:30DL 2970	6h 58m	93%	76%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	2h 41m Charlotte	CLT 08:56 → DFW 10:48AA 1276	6h 46m	98%	76%
United Details →	RIC 06:30 → IAD 07:33UA 4503 · flown by GoJet	57m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → DFW 10:53UA 2471	5h 23m	87%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 17:34 → PHL 18:54AA 5895 · flown by Piedmont	1h 18m Philadelphia	PHL 20:12 → DFW 22:53AA 808	6h 19m	72%	42%
United Details →	RIC 17:24 → ORD 18:53UA 3635 · flown by Republic	57m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	6h 12m	67%	40%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	55m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → DFW 20:00AA 2409	5h 21m	53%	30%

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 02m · leaves 06:30 8%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 06:30 8%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 07:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 57m · leaves 17:24 33%

LGA · 1h 00m · leaves 13:32 39%

CLT · 55m · leaves 15:39 47%

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.


JetBlue B6 1145 RIC 07:10 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details →	2h 29m	8h 02m	96%	85%
Delta DL 1460 RIC 05:45 → ATL American AA 3390 ATL 09:43 → DFW Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 28m	97%	80%
Delta DL 1402 RIC 07:00 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	2h 33m	6h 50m	97%	76%

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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