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

Raleigh/Durham → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 53%

11:29 RDU → 13:12 LGA

DL 4667 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 43m · 55% on time, 7.5% cancelled
1h 48m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
15:00 LGA → 17:53 ATL

DL 974 · Delta · 2h 53m · 81% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 63 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 48m layover.

Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (7.5% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).

Total trip6h 24mRDU 11:29 to ATL 17:53, 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.