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

Washington → Newark via Boston: arrives on time 36%

  1. 15:15 DCA → 17:02 BOS
    DL 5600 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 49m · 61% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 BOS → 19:56 EWR
    DL 5718 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 41m · 60% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip4h 41mDCA 15:15 to EWR 19:56, 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.