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

Birmingham → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:15 BHM → 07:21 ATL
    DL 1979 · Delta · 1h 06m · 98% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 39m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:42 DCA
    DL 737 · Delta · 1h 42m · 81% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 174 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 39m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 27mBHM 05:15 to DCA 12:42, 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.