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

Washington → Buffalo via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 37%

  1. 15:51 DCA → 18:32 FLL
    B6 1579 · JetBlue · 2h 41m · 61% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:25 FLL → 22:28 BUF
    B6 2466 · JetBlue · 3h 03m · 71% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip6h 37mDCA 15:51 to BUF 22:28, 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.