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

Milwaukee → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 67%

  1. 14:59 MKE → 18:06 ATL
    DL 1246 · Delta · 2h 07m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 49m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:55 ATL → 23:44 DCA
    DL 537 · Delta · 1h 49m · 70% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 184 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 49m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 45mMKE 14:59 to DCA 23:44, 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.