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

Washington → Santa Ana via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 16:00 DCA → 17:57 ATL
    DL 360 · Delta · 1h 57m · 73% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 54m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:51 ATL → 22:28 SNA
    DL 826 · Delta · 4h 37m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 129 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 54m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip9h 28mDCA 16:00 to SNA 22:28, 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.