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

San Diego → Washington via Phoenix: arrives on time 80%

  1. 19:15 SAN → 20:44 PHX
    AA 2466 · American · 1h 29m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 08m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:52 PHX → 07:14 DCA +1 day
    AA 1542 · American · 4h 22m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 143 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 59mSAN 19:15 to DCA 07:14, 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.