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

Houston → Atlanta via Washington: arrives on time 20%

  1. 13:58 HOU → 18:02 DCA
    WN 1968 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 67% on time, 10.0% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 DCA → 20:50 ATL
    WN 4968 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 42% on time, 12.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (10.0% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (12.2% are) and within 15 minutes (42%).
Total trip5h 52mHOU 13:58 to ATL 20:50, 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.