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

Los Angeles → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 22:45 LAX → 06:07 ATL
    DL 899 · Delta · 4h 22m · 79% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 18m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:25 ATL → 09:15 DCA +1 day
    DL 926 · Delta · 1h 50m · 85% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 30mLAX 22:45 to DCA 09:15, 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.