Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s RIC → PHL flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	RIC	PHL	1h 13m	80%	1.4%	1,850	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia 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 40m Charlotte	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	4h 39m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	2h 50m Boston	BOS 10:50 → PHL 12:28DL 5805 · flown by Republic	6h 24m	98%	84%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → ATL 08:48DL 1402	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	6h 26m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	5h 49m	94%	80%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	1h 35m Atlanta	ATL 08:55 → PHL 10:57DL 2270	5h 16m	97%	79%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	55m Chicago	ORD 08:29 → PHL 11:41AA 471	5h 41m	96%	77%
United Details →	RIC 10:50 → IAD 11:55UA 4485 · flown by GoJet	1h 00m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 20m	87%	75%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	3h 06m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → PHL 12:43AA 2498	6h 13m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 18:25 → MIA 20:55AA 2939	1h 09m Miami	MIA 22:04 → PHL 00:55 +1AA 2188	6h 30m	63%	47%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 18:12 → PHL 20:12AA 2879	4h 33m	60%	42%
American Details →	RIC 20:13 → CLT 21:41AA 2412	48m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → PHL 00:17 +1AA 2189	4h 04m	53%	37%

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

IAD · 1h 02m · leaves 06:30 13%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 09m · leaves 18:25 37%

CLT · 48m · leaves 20:13 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.


Delta DL 1415 RIC 08:05 → ATL American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 31m	96%	89%
Delta DL 5697 RIC 06:04 → BOS American AA 2783 BOS 10:49 → PHL Connection details →	2h 49m	6h 22m	97%	79%
Delta DL 1460 RIC 05:45 → ATL American AA 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	2h 30m	6h 14m	97%	77%

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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