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

Chattanooga → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 40%

  1. 17:55 CHA → 18:58 ATL
    DL 5179 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 03m · 74% on time, 3.1% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 ATL → 21:46 DCA
    DL 727 · Delta · 1h 51m · 57% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 3h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 6 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (3.1% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip3h 51mCHA 17:55 to DCA 21:46, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

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