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

Dulles → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

  1. 15:02 IAD → 16:54 ATL
    DL 2135 · Delta · 1h 52m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:10 ATL → 19:35 SAN
    DL 680 · Delta · 4h 29m · 63% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection76%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 24% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (76%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 37mIAD 15:02 to SAN 19:35, 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.