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

Dulles → Santa Ana via Atlanta: arrives on time 64%

  1. 12:37 IAD → 14:34 ATL
    DL 1444 · Delta · 1h 56m · 83% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 56m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:30 ATL → 19:06 SNA
    DL 2012 · Delta · 4h 36m · 71% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 56m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip9h 29mIAD 12:37 to SNA 19:06, 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.