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

Hartford → Nashville via Washington: arrives on time 38%

  1. 14:16 BDL → 16:03 DCA
    AA 5059 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 38m · 51% on time, 12.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:46 DCA → 18:58 BNA
    AA 1163 · American · 2h 12m · 61% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 1 h behind Hartford). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (12.7% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip5h 42mBDL 14:16 to BNA 18:58, 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.