Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Washington via Boston: arrives on time 30%
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17:30 JFK → 19:14 BOSDL 5798 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 44m · 63% on time, 3.8% cancelled
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51m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:05 BOS → 22:03 DCADL 5666 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 53m · 59% on time, 7.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (7.6% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 28mJFK 17:30 to DCA 22:03, 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.