Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Salt Lake City via Philadelphia: arrives on time 27%
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17:18 DCA → 18:32 PHLAA 5406 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 14m · 39% on time, 10.2% cancelled
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1h 16m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:48 PHL → 23:02 SLCAA 2610 · American · 5h 14m · 66% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 7h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 2 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (10.2% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 44mDCA 17:18 to SLC 23:02, 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.