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

Washington → Huntsville via Chicago: arrives on time 33%

  1. 17:59 DCA → 19:16 ORD
    AA 1189 · American · 2h 20m · 61% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:14 ORD → 22:22 HSV
    AA 4986 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 08m · 64% on time, 10.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (10.7% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 23mDCA 17:59 to HSV 22:22, 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.