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 90-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 10 am and 15% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	RIC	ORD	2h 29m	83%	2.8%	1,336	Flying now
American	RIC	ORD	2h 30m	75%	4.6%	1,145	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	RIC 06:30 → IAD 07:33UA 4503 · flown by GoJet	2h 58m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	6h 23m	97%	88%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	6h 49m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 50m	94%	83%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 31m Charlotte	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	5h 00m	97%	83%
American Details →	RIC 06:26 → PHL 07:40AA 5973 · flown by Piedmont	2h 55m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	6h 43m	100%	81%
United Details →	RIC 06:15 → IAH 08:17UA 2464	1h 18m Houston	IAH 09:35 → ORD 12:29UA 2124	7h 14m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:13DL 1147	5h 28m	97%	73%
United Details →	RIC 06:50 → EWR 08:16UA 4604 · flown by GoJet	3h 09m Newark	EWR 11:25 → ORD 13:08UA 1875	7h 18m	96%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	58m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	4h 48m	63%	37%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	1h 21m Charlotte	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	5h 12m	71%	33%
American Details →	RIC 15:19 → DFW 17:38AA 2413	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:38 → ORD 21:22AA 1424	7h 03m	63%	24%

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

IAH · 1h 18m · leaves 06:15 6%

MSP · 1h 20m · leaves 06:35 7%

DFW · 1h 18m · leaves 07:04 9%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 58m · leaves 20:13 37%

LGA · 1h 00m · leaves 13:32 39%

MIA · 55m · leaves 18:25 50%

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.


Southwest WN 3438 RIC 06:15 → BWI United UA 704 BWI 10:32 → ORD Connection details →	3h 22m	6h 33m	100%	89%
Delta DL 5697 RIC 06:04 → BOS American AA 3022 BOS 10:29 → ORD Connection details →	2h 29m	7h 25m	96%	87%
Delta DL 5453 RIC 06:00 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 38m	6h 08m	94%	87%

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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