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

Washington → Buffalo via Minneapolis: arrives on time 75%

  1. 12:00 DCA → 13:45 MSP
    DL 2958 · Delta · 2h 45m · 78% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 37m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:22 MSP → 18:27 BUF
    DL 1749 · Delta · 2h 05m · 85% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 52 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 37m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 27mDCA 12:00 to BUF 18:27, 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.