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

Washington → Los Angeles via Orlando: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:00 DCA → 08:20 MCO
    WN 4580 · Southwest · 2h 20m · 95% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:20 MCO → 11:25 LAX
    WN 4495 · Southwest · 5h 05m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 25mDCA 06:00 to LAX 11:25, 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.