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

Santa Ana → Washington via Minneapolis: arrives on time 60%

  1. 08:00 SNA → 13:41 MSP
    DL 2185 · Delta · 3h 40m · 85% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 4h 54m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 MSP → 22:02 DCA
    DL 2962 · Delta · 2h 27m · 63% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 11h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 249 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 54m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip11h 02mSNA 08:00 to DCA 22:02, 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.