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

Washington → Syracuse via New York: arrives on time 32%

  1. 13:30 DCA → 14:58 LGA
    DL 5747 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 23m · 67% on time, 6.1% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:52 LGA → 17:26 SYR
    DL 5062 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 33m · 65% on time, 10.4% cancelled

Total trip 3h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (10.4% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip3h 55mDCA 13:30 to SYR 17:26, 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.