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

Washington → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:48 ATL
    DL 410 · Delta · 1h 48m · 95% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:02 ATL → 10:13 ORD
    DL 1147 · Delta · 2h 11m · 80% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip5h 13mDCA 06:00 to ORD 10:13, 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.