Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Philadelphia → Nashville via Washington: arrives on time 26%
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15:29 PHL → 16:44 DCAAA 5636 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 15m · 43% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:46 DCA → 18:58 BNAAA 1163 · American · 2h 12m · 61% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 4h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 33 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip4h 29mPHL 15:29 to BNA 18:58, 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.