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

Los Angeles → Washington via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 77%

  1. 00:31 LAX → 05:41 DFW
    AA 971 · American · 3h 10m · 85% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:02 DFW → 10:59 DCA
    AA 1623 · American · 2h 57m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 28mLAX 00:31 to DCA 10:59, 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.