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

Washington → Phoenix via Chicago: arrives on time 33%

  1. 18:10 DCA → 19:32 ORD
    UA 2148 · United · 2h 22m · 51% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 ORD → 22:27 PHX
    UA 602 · United · 3h 57m · 70% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 17mDCA 18:10 to PHX 22:27, 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.