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

Norfolk → Atlanta via Washington: arrives on time 22%

  1. 17:42 ORF → 18:55 DCA
    AA 5338 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 13m · 45% on time, 11.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:59 DCA → 22:03 ATL
    AA 5502 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 02m · 60% on time, 18.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (11.3% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (18.3% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 19mORF 17:42 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.