Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Phoenix via Seattle: arrives on time 46%
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17:00 DCA → 19:59 SEAAS 3 · Alaska · 5h 59m · 75% on time, 0.6% cancelled
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51m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:50 SEA → 23:49 PHXAS 644 · Alaska · 2h 59m · 70% on time, 0.5% cancelled
Total trip 9h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip9h 49mDCA 17:00 to PHX 23:49, 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.