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

San Jose → Washington via Minneapolis: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:20 SJC → 12:02 MSP
    DL 2156 · Delta · 3h 42m · 94% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 36m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:38 MSP → 18:09 DCA
    DL 2963 · Delta · 2h 31m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Jose). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 111 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 36m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip8h 49mSJC 06:20 to DCA 18:09, 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.