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

Washington → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 26%

  1. 15:52 DCA → 17:25 ORD
    AA 3254 · American · 2h 32m · 73% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:20 ORD → 21:01 DFW
    AA 1559 · American · 2h 37m · 41% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip6h 05mDCA 15:52 to DFW 21:01, 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.