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

Columbia → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 29%

  1. 19:39 CAE → 20:56 ATL
    DL 1516 · Delta · 1h 17m · 47% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 59m 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 4h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 18 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 05mCAE 19:39 to DCA 23:44, 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.