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

Washington → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 48%

  1. 19:30 DCA → 21:45 ATL
    DL 1007 · Delta · 2h 15m · 79% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 00:40 SFO +1 day
    DL 656 · Delta · 5h 00m · 70% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip8h 10mDCA 19:30 to SFO 00:40, 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.