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

Columbia → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 48%

  1. 18:01 CAE → 19:13 ATL
    DL 2153 · Delta · 1h 12m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 42m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 ATL → 22:47 DCA
    DL 378 · Delta · 1h 52m · 66% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 57 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 42m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip4h 46mCAE 18:01 to DCA 22:47, 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.