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

Ontario → Dulles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 33%

  1. 12:35 ONT → 17:50 DFW
    AA 2242 · American · 3h 15m · 75% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:44 DFW → 22:46 IAD
    AA 1132 · American · 3h 08m · 47% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 3 h ahead of Ontario). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip7h 17mONT 12:35 to IAD 22:46, 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.