Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Buffalo → Atlanta via Washington: arrives on time 18%
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17:25 BUF → 18:59 DCAAA 5106 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 32m · 42% on time, 15.7% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:59 DCA → 22:03 ATLAA 5502 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 02m · 60% on time, 18.3% cancelled
Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (15.7% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (18.3% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 36mBUF 17:25 to ATL 22:03, 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.