Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Buffalo → Dallas-Fort Worth via Washington: arrives on time 42%
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12:45 BUF → 14:18 DCAAA 5104 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 30m · 58% on time, 8.8% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:18 DCA → 17:49 DFWAA 1624 · American · 3h 31m · 82% on time, 3.5% cancelled
Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Buffalo). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (8.8% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (3.5% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 04mBUF 12:45 to DFW 17:49, 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.