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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 3% of the time at 9 am and 29% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
American SAT DCA 3h 21m 90% 2.3% 351 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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

UnitedDetails → SAT 05:30 → IAH 06:37UA 469 1h 09m Houston IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047 5h 26m 96% 92%
UnitedDetails → SAT 05:40 → DEN 06:57UA 1464 2h 33m Denver DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789 8h 19m 99% 89%
AmericanDetails → SAT 05:01 → MIA 09:00AA 1604 2h 59m Miami MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606 8h 43m 97% 82%
DeltaDetails → SAT 06:30 → SLC 08:24DL 2592 2h 06m Salt Lake City SLC 10:30 → DCA 16:37DL 820 9h 07m 98% 82%
DeltaDetails → SAT 06:05 → MSP 09:00DL 2717 1h 26m Minneapolis MSP 10:26 → DCA 13:48DL 2983 6h 44m 97% 80%
SouthwestDetails → SAT 05:25 → HOU 06:32WN 1315 1h 43m Houston HOU 08:15 → DCA 12:20WN 1701 5h 55m 96% 79%
AmericanDetails → SAT 05:01 → DFW 06:18AA 2342 2h 32m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 08:50 → DCA 12:52AA 1177 6h 51m 97% 77%
DeltaDetails → SAT 05:25 → ATL 08:53DL 1073 2h 07m Atlanta ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737 6h 17m 97% 76%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → SAT 14:48 → DFW 16:11AA 2609 1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 17:15 → DCA 21:31AA 472 5h 43m 74% 44%
DeltaDetails → SAT 13:20 → BOS 18:48DL 816 1h 17m Boston BOS 20:05 → DCA 22:03DL 5666 · flown by Republic 7h 38m 71% 38%
AmericanDetails → SAT 17:35 → DFW 18:59AA 3311 1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077 5h 24m 60% 34%

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.

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 3565 SAT 05:45 → DEN
United UA 789 DEN 09:30 → DCA
Connection details →
2h 30m 8h 14m 100% 91%
Southwest WN 4608 SAT 05:00 → MCO
American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA
Connection details →
1h 55m 6h 59m 98% 90%
Delta DL 1073 SAT 05:25 → ATL
American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA
Connection details →
2h 04m 6h 30m 96% 68%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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