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 6 am and 16% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	RIC	IAD	1h 03m	83%	1.4%	1,387	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 05m Charlotte	CLT 07:20 → IAD 08:50AA 5219 · flown by PSA	3h 47m	94%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 08:05 → ATL 09:45DL 1415	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 12:17 → IAD 14:02DL 2135	5h 57m	97%	81%
United Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:23UA 224	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → IAD 11:52UA 2277	5h 52m	91%	81%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → IAD 11:39DL 1444	5h 53m	98%	81%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 11m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → IAD 12:38AA 5220 · flown by PSA	6h 08m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → JFK 08:30DL 4660 · flown by Endeavor	1h 46m New York	JFK 10:16 → IAD 11:48DL 5835 · flown by Republic	4h 48m	91%	74%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	55m Detroit	DTW 08:50 → IAD 10:23DL 2884	4h 25m	83%	73%
Delta Details →	RIC 10:19 → ATL 12:01DL 1462	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 14:59 → IAD 16:47DL 1695	6h 28m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 06m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:44 → IAD 22:46AA 1132	7h 33m	66%	30%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	1h 05m Charlotte	CLT 18:10 → IAD 19:34AA 1450	4h 01m	59%	29%
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → IAD 00:10 +1AA 1242	3h 57m	64%	25%

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 05m · leaves 05:02 6%

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 07:00 9%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 10m · leaves 16:52 16%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 15:19 34%

CLT · 59m · leaves 15:39 46%

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 United UA 1421 FLL 12:13 → IAD Connection details →	2h 43m	7h 39m	96%	83%
Delta DL 5453 RIC 06:00 → DTW United UA 3500 DTW 10:13 → IAD Connection details →	2h 18m	5h 50m	91%	83%
American AA 1063 RIC 06:30 → CLT United UA 4012 CLT 10:27 → IAD Connection details →	2h 33m	5h 25m	98%	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