Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Washington → Santa Ana via Phoenix: arrives on time 79%

  1. 07:49 DCA → 09:39 PHX
    AA 2006 · American · 4h 50m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 41m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:20 PHX → 13:42 SNA
    F9 4957 · Frontier · 1h 22m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 71 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 41m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 53mDCA 07:49 to SNA 13:42, 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.