Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Salt Lake City via Dallas: arrives on time 10%
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17:20 DCA → 19:30 DALWN 1403 · Southwest · 3h 10m · 27% on time, 4.0% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:40 DAL → 22:20 SLCWN 4633 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 25% on time, 3.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 2 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time10%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (25%).
Total trip7h 00mDCA 17:20 to SLC 22:20, 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.