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

Birmingham → Miami via Washington: arrives on time 69%

  1. 06:00 BHM → 09:18 DCA
    AA 5561 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 16m · 90% on time, 7.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:55 DCA → 14:38 MIA
    AA 1627 · American · 2h 43m · 76% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Miami is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 112 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (7.9% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 38mBHM 06:00 to MIA 14:38, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.