Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Oklahoma City via Chicago: arrives on time 44%
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17:05 DCA → 18:30 ORDUA 654 · United · 2h 25m · 50% on time, 3.1% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 22:17 OKCUA 5392 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 32m · 73% on time, 5.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Oklahoma City is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (3.1% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 12mDCA 17:05 to OKC 22:17, 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.