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 7% of the time at 6 am and 1 time in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	RIC	FLL	2h 25m	78%	3.1%	575	Flying now
Spirit	RIC	FLL	2h 31m	63%	5.6%	233	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale 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	2h 40m Baltimore	BWI 09:50 → FLL 12:20WN 4785	6h 05m	100%	83%
American Details →	RIC 06:26 → PHL 07:40AA 5973 · flown by Piedmont	3h 05m Philadelphia	PHL 10:45 → FLL 13:38AA 695	7h 12m	100%	82%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 07:15 → FLL 09:16AA 1865	4h 14m	93%	79%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	6h 32m	98%	79%
United Details →	RIC 06:50 → EWR 08:16UA 4604 · flown by GoJet	3h 21m Newark	EWR 11:37 → FLL 14:42UA 677	7h 52m	96%	78%
United Details →	RIC 06:15 → IAH 08:17UA 2464	1h 43m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	7h 32m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 09:05 → FLL 11:03DL 1271	5h 17m	97%	78%
American Details →	RIC 09:07 → CLT 10:35AA 2415	2h 43m Charlotte	CLT 13:18 → FLL 15:20AA 1875	6h 13m	98%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	RIC 13:00 → LGA 14:42DL 5313 · flown by Endeavor	48m New York	LGA 15:30 → FLL 18:57DL 2321	5h 57m	64%	39%
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 17m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:55 → FLL 22:52AA 2946	7h 33m	70%	33%
American Details →	RIC 13:32 → LGA 15:00AA 4501 · flown by Republic	55m New York	LGA 15:55 → FLL 19:10AA 3196	5h 38m	53%	26%

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 15m · leaves 06:15 4%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 05:02 7%

BOS · 1h 18m · leaves 09:38 15%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 06m · leaves 17:34 29%

DFW · 1h 17m · leaves 15:19 30%

LGA · 55m · leaves 13:32 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.


American AA 549 RIC 05:02 → CLT JetBlue B6 2148 CLT 09:00 → FLL Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 04m	97%	79%
American AA 4451 RIC 06:07 → LGA Delta DL 1181 LGA 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 57m	96%	67%
Delta DL 1415 RIC 08:05 → ATL JetBlue B6 2097 ATL 13:18 → FLL Connection details →	3h 33m	7h 05m	98%	67%

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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