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

Washington → Omaha via Atlanta: arrives on time 46%

  1. 19:35 DCA → 21:35 ATL
    DL 950 · Delta · 2h 00m · 70% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:25 ATL → 23:50 OMA
    DL 2010 · Delta · 2h 25m · 74% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Omaha is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 15mDCA 19:35 to OMA 23:50, 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.