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

New York → Milwaukee via Washington: arrives on time 66%

  1. 06:30 JFK → 07:59 DCA
    AA 4538 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 29m · 81% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 13m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:12 DCA → 12:19 MKE
    AA 5286 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 11m · 73% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 148 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 13m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 53mJFK 06:30 to MKE 12:19, 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.