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

San Jose → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 54%

  1. 06:35 SJC → 14:14 ATL
    DL 654 · Delta · 4h 39m · 94% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m 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 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of San Jose). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 50mSJC 06:35 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.