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

West Palm Beach → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 39%

  1. 16:55 PBI → 18:55 ATL
    DL 838 · Delta · 2h 00m · 72% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 ATL → 21:46 DCA
    DL 727 · Delta · 1h 51m · 57% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip4h 51mPBI 16:55 to DCA 21:46, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.