Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Seattle via Newark: arrives on time 28%
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17:55 DCA → 19:28 EWRUA 4180 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 33m · 57% on time, 11.4% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:30 EWR → 23:44 SEAUA 1796 · United · 6h 14m · 57% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (11.4% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip8h 49mDCA 17:55 to SEA 23:44, 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.