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

Washington → Indianapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 34%

  1. 19:10 DCA → 20:32 ORD
    UA 1193 · United · 2h 22m · 58% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:25 ORD → 23:44 IND
    UA 3660 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 19m · 80% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 34mDCA 19:10 to IND 23:44, 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.