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

Portland → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 41%

  1. 13:55 PWM → 16:50 ATL
    DL 2479 · Delta · 2h 51m · 65% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:55 ATL → 19:48 DCA
    DL 832 · Delta · 1h 53m · 59% on time, 3.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip5h 53mPWM 13:55 to DCA 19:48, 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.