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

Washington → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:55 DCA → 08:50 ATL
    WN 4969 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:11 HOU
    DL 1195 · Delta · 2h 07m · 85% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 17mDCA 06:55 to HOU 12:11, 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.