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

Washington → Austin via Newark: arrives on time 39%

  1. 13:00 DCA → 14:22 EWR
    UA 4442 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 22m · 67% on time, 4.6% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:10 EWR → 18:11 AUS
    UA 2289 · United · 4h 01m · 78% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (4.6% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 11mDCA 13:00 to AUS 18:11, 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.