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

Washington → Huntsville via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%

  1. 16:00 DCA → 17:57 ATL
    DL 360 · Delta · 1h 57m · 73% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 ATL → 19:00 HSV
    DL 3171 · Delta · 1h 01m · 79% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip4h 01mDCA 16:00 to HSV 19:00, 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.