Will you make
your connection?
Booking sites sell you the layover and never mention how often it fails. This reads 24 million real US flights and tells you how often that first leg lands too late.
Your itinerary
As it appears on your booking. Arrival times fill in from schedule history.
Typical DCAORD schedule. Edit it if yours differs.
Typical ORDDEN schedule. Edit it if yours differs.
If it does go wrong, what are you owed?
verified 2026-08-27Any flight to, from, or within the United States, on any airline.
Your flight is cancelled and you choose not to travel on a rebooking
Automatic cash refund of the unused ticket, in the original form of payment. Airlines must issue it without you asking — within 7 business days for credit card purchases, 20 calendar days otherwise.
DOT Final Rule, Refunds and Other Consumer Protections (effective 28 Oct 2024)Your flight is significantly changed and you decline the change
Same automatic refund. 'Significant' means departure or arrival moves by more than 3 hours domestically, or more than 6 hours internationally — also a change of origin/destination airport, added connections, or a downgrade in class.
DOT Final Rule, Refunds and Other Consumer Protections (effective 28 Oct 2024)Your checked bag is delayed
Refund of the checked-bag fee if the bag isn't delivered within 12 hours of a domestic arrival (15–30 hours international), provided you file a mishandling report.
DOT Final Rule, Refunds and Other Consumer Protections (effective 28 Oct 2024)Your flight is merely delayed and you still fly
NOTHING is federally guaranteed. There is no US equivalent of EU261 cash compensation. Meals, hotels and rebooking are voluntary commitments that vary by airline — DOT publishes what each one has promised on its Airline Customer Service Dashboard, and those promises are enforceable once made.
No federal delay-compensation rule exists; DOT withdrew its proposed rulemakingChanging, but not yet
'Refund III' rulemaking would redefine what counts as a cancellation for refund purposes.
Not final as of 27 Aug 2026 — DOT had targeted 30 Jun 2026. Current rules are unchanged until it lands.
sourceGeneral information, not legal advice — follow the linked source before you rely on it.