Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → Philadelphia via Nashville: arrives on time 16%
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13:00 DCA → 13:50 BNAWN 1427 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 56% on time, 4.9% cancelled
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55m layover in Nashville (BNA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:45 BNA → 17:50 PHLWN 626 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 40% on time, 4.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time16%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (40%).
Total trip4h 50mDCA 13:00 to PHL 17:50, 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.