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

Boston → Kansas City via Washington: arrives on time 25%

  1. 17:23 BOS → 19:14 DCA
    AA 1557 · American · 1h 51m · 53% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:18 DCA → 22:14 MCI
    AA 5660 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 56m · 55% on time, 13.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (13.0% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 51mBOS 17:23 to MCI 22:14, 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.