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

Milwaukee → New York via Washington: arrives on time 31%

  1. 12:49 MKE → 15:59 DCA
    AA 5286 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 10m · 61% on time, 8.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:26 DCA → 18:57 LGA
    AA 4685 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 31m · 55% on time, 13.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (8.1% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (13.7% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 08mMKE 12:49 to LGA 18:57, 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.