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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Washington → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 07:48 ATL
    DL 410 · Delta · 1h 48m · 95% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:00 ATL → 11:00 MDW
    WN 224 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 12m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 00mDCA 06:00 to MDW 11:00, 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.