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 75-minute layover misses 7% of the time at 10 am and 17% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	RIC	MIA	2h 30m	81%	2.1%	585	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Miami 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	3h 10m Charlotte	CLT 09:25 → MIA 11:37AA 1436	6h 35m	99%	84%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → MIA 13:11AA 969	6h 40m	98%	84%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:04 → MIA 14:16AA 1474	8h 17m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	3h 40m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → MIA 13:04DL 1332	7h 19m	99%	78%
United Details →	RIC 06:30 → IAD 07:33UA 4503 · flown by GoJet	1h 12m Dulles	IAD 08:45 → MIA 11:35UA 1073	5h 05m	91%	78%
Southwest Details →	RIC 06:15 → BWI 07:10WN 3438	1h 02m Baltimore	BWI 08:12 → MIA 10:52WN 3278	4h 37m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	1h 27m Detroit	DTW 09:22 → MIA 12:30DL 1468	6h 30m	89%	75%
American Details →	RIC 09:07 → CLT 10:35AA 2415	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 13:30 → MIA 15:38AA 2912	6h 31m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 17:34 → PHL 18:54AA 5895 · flown by Piedmont	1h 01m Philadelphia	PHL 19:55 → MIA 23:09AA 1181	5h 35m	68%	43%
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	58m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → MIA 00:46 +1AA 1596	4h 33m	63%	36%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	55m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → MIA 20:21AA 488	4h 42m	53%	33%

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 02m · leaves 06:15 4%

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 08:05 7%

IAD · 1h 12m · leaves 06:30 9%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 01m · leaves 17:34 32%

ATL · 46m · leaves 17:40 32%

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.


United UA 224 RIC 06:00 → ORD American AA 1474 ORD 10:04 → MIA Connection details →	2h 41m	8h 17m	96%	76%
Delta DL 1460 RIC 05:45 → ATL American AA 512 ATL 10:38 → MIA Connection details →	3h 18m	6h 53m	98%	74%
American AA 4451 RIC 06:07 → LGA Delta DL 1538 LGA 11:15 → MIA Connection details →	3h 46m	8h 17m	97%	71%

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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