Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Austin → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 AUS → 08:45 ATL
    WN 251 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:42 DCA
    DL 737 · Delta · 1h 42m · 81% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 12mAUS 05:30 to DCA 12:42, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.