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

Philadelphia → Wilmington via Washington: arrives on time 17%

  1. 15:29 PHL → 16:44 DCA
    AA 5636 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 15m · 43% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:41 DCA → 19:14 ILM
    AA 5229 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 36m · 51% on time, 11.3% cancelled

Total trip 3h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (11.3% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip3h 48mPHL 15:29 to ILM 19:14, 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.