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

Take the nonstop: American XNA → DCA (2h 39m) reaches Washington on time 92% of the time; the most reliable connection, American via O'Hare (4h 53m), 57%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	XNA	DCA	2h 39m	93%	0.8%	365	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 (Washington is 1 h ahead of Fayetteville/Springdale/). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	XNA 05:50 → DEN 06:57UA 5969 · flown by SkyWest	2h 33m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	8h 09m	97%	88%
American Details →	XNA 06:00 → MIA 09:47AA 4052 · flown by Envoy	2h 12m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	7h 44m	97%	83%
United Details →	XNA 06:30 → IAH 08:21UA 4051 · flown by Mesa	1h 26m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	6h 27m	94%	83%
American Details →	XNA 05:00 → DFW 06:20AA 3614 · flown by Envoy	2h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:50 → DCA 12:52AA 1177	6h 52m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	XNA 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 3905 · flown by SkyWest	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	5h 42m	98%	77%
American Details →	XNA 05:06 → ORD 07:12AA 4088 · flown by Envoy	3h 33m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	7h 53m	96%	76%
American Details →	XNA 09:14 → ORD 11:11AA 3839 · flown by Envoy	3h 44m Chicago	ORD 14:55 → DCA 18:00AA 2769	7h 45m	100%	72%
American Details →	XNA 09:57 → LGA 14:03AA 4620 · flown by Republic	3h 17m New York	LGA 17:20 → DCA 18:58AA 4773 · flown by Republic	8h 01m	98%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	XNA 11:52 → MSP 13:50DL 3536 · flown by SkyWest	48m Minneapolis	MSP 14:38 → DCA 18:09DL 2963	5h 17m	74%	56%
Delta Details →	XNA 17:59 → ATL 20:55DL 5126 · flown by Endeavor	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:55 → DCA 23:44DL 537	4h 45m	59%	40%
Delta Details →	XNA 15:27 → ATL 18:22DL 4442 · flown by SkyWest	1h 33m Atlanta	ATL 19:55 → DCA 21:46DL 727	5h 19m	71%	39%

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

DFW · 1h 15m · leaves 09:08 12%

ORD · 48m · leaves 05:06 24%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 14:56 31%

MSP · 50m · leaves 17:11 38%

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 17:59 41%

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 4088 XNA 05:06 → ORD United UA 1381 ORD 10:00 → DCA Connection details →	2h 48m	6h 58m	95%	79%
Delta DL 3905 XNA 06:00 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	1h 57m	5h 55m	96%	69%
American AA 3839 XNA 09:14 → ORD United UA 1941 ORD 15:00 → DCA Connection details →	3h 49m	7h 58m	99%	61%

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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