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

Washington → Philadelphia via Pittsburgh: arrives on time 29%

  1. 14:59 DCA → 16:18 PIT
    AA 4796 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 19m · 68% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Pittsburgh (PIT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:05 PIT → 18:34 PHL
    AA 2312 · American · 1h 23m · 63% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 3h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip3h 29mDCA 14:59 to PHL 18:34, 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.