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 TVC → DCA flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	TVC	DCA	1h 53m	76%	3.9%	155	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	TVC 06:40 → DTW 07:46DL 2292	2h 19m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → DCA 11:34DL 2476	4h 54m	97%	80%
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	7h 04m	97%	79%
American Details →	TVC 05:40 → ORD 05:59AA 3909 · flown by Envoy	2h 01m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → DCA 10:59AA 2345	5h 19m	97%	72%
United Details →	TVC 09:00 → ORD 09:30UA 3544 · flown by Republic	1h 45m Chicago	ORD 11:15 → DCA 14:22UA 2668	5h 22m	100%	68%
American Details →	TVC 12:27 → ORD 12:58AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	1h 57m Chicago	ORD 14:55 → DCA 18:00AA 2769	5h 32m	96%	67%
Delta Details →	TVC 11:55 → BOS 14:15DL 5861 · flown by Republic	1h 30m Boston	BOS 15:45 → DCA 17:43DL 5689 · flown by Republic	5h 48m	93%	60%
Delta Details →	TVC 17:58 → DTW 19:15DL 3965 · flown by SkyWest	2h 09m Detroit	DTW 21:24 → DCA 22:59DL 2073	5h 01m	89%	58%
United Details →	TVC 12:15 → ORD 12:45UA 5575 · flown by SkyWest	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 15:00 → DCA 18:12UA 1941	5h 57m	97%	58%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	TVC 06:00 → ORD 06:30UA 5840 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → DCA 11:01UA 382	5h 01m	72%	58%
Delta Details →	TVC 18:35 → MSP 19:14DL 4915 · flown by Endeavor	46m Minneapolis	MSP 20:00 → DCA 23:27DL 2961	4h 51m	47%	32%
American Details →	TVC 17:05 → DFW 19:09AA 2870	51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077	6h 54m	50%	30%

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

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 05:40 5%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 07m · leaves 13:17 14%

DFW · 51m · leaves 17:05 50%

MSP · 46m · leaves 18:35 53%

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.


American AA 3909 TVC 05:40 → ORD United UA 382 ORD 08:00 → DCA Connection details →	2h 01m	5h 21m	96%	78%
United UA 1486 TVC 07:15 → ORD American AA 4809 ORD 10:45 → DCA Connection details →	3h 03m	6h 44m	95%	72%
United UA 5575 TVC 12:15 → ORD American AA 2769 ORD 14:55 → DCA Connection details →	2h 10m	5h 44m	97%	67%

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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