tailodds FORECAST
Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chattanooga → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:40 CHA → 07:36 ATL
    DL 5039 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 58m · 84% on time, 3.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:42 DCA
    DL 737 · Delta · 1h 42m · 81% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 159 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 02mCHA 06:40 to DCA 12:42, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.