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

Washington → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 27%

  1. 13:59 DCA → 15:35 LGA
    AA 4730 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 34m · 62% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:29 LGA → 19:06 ATL
    AA 4607 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 37m · 59% on time, 10.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (10.1% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip5h 07mDCA 13:59 to ATL 19:06, 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.