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

Washington → Memphis via Detroit: arrives on time 86%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:30 DTW
    DL 2869 · Delta · 1h 30m · 94% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:45 DTW → 09:41 MEM
    DL 3137 · Delta · 1h 59m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Memphis is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip4h 44mDCA 06:00 to MEM 09:41, 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.