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

Los Angeles → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

  1. 07:05 LAX → 14:30 ATL
    DL 515 · Delta · 4h 25m · 84% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:30 ATL → 17:25 DCA
    DL 850 · Delta · 1h 55m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 20mLAX 07:05 to DCA 17:25, 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.