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

Dulles → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 15:02 IAD → 16:54 ATL
    DL 2135 · Delta · 1h 52m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:58 ATL → 19:39 LAX
    DL 500 · Delta · 4h 41m · 77% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 37mIAD 15:02 to LAX 19:39, 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.