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

Philadelphia → Albany via Washington: arrives on time 31%

  1. 19:25 PHL → 20:41 DCA
    AA 5019 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 16m · 54% on time, 16.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 34m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:15 DCA → 23:42 ALB
    AA 5065 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 27m · 56% on time, 8.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 49 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 34m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (16.3% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (8.4% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 17mPHL 19:25 to ALB 23:42, 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.