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

Atlanta → Huntsville via Washington: arrives on time 12%

  1. 16:58 ATL → 18:59 DCA
    AA 5084 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 01m · 25% on time, 17.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:59 DCA → 21:10 HSV
    AA 5557 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 11m · 68% on time, 12.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Huntsville is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection25%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 75% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time12%First flight not cancelled (17.1% are) × connection made (25%) × second flight not cancelled (12.7% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 12mATL 16:58 to HSV 21:10, 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.