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

Washington → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 10:16 DCA → 12:08 ATL
    DL 926 · Delta · 1h 52m · 87% on time, 4.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:36 ATL → 17:00 SAN
    DL 843 · Delta · 4h 25m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 163 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (4.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 45mDCA 10:16 to SAN 17:00, 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.