Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Phoenix via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 30%
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17:11 DCA → 19:41 DFWAA 1414 · American · 3h 30m · 65% on time, 5.3% cancelled
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49m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:30 DFW → 21:02 PHXAA 1133 · American · 2h 32m · 64% on time, 12.7% cancelled
Total trip 6h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (5.3% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (12.7% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip6h 51mDCA 17:11 to PHX 21:02, 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.