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

San Francisco → Washington via Phoenix: arrives on time 77%

  1. 18:55 SFO → 21:00 PHX
    AA 2544 · American · 2h 05m · 57% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 52m 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 9h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 127 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 52m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip9h 19mSFO 18:55 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.