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

Huntsville → Atlanta via Detroit: arrives on time 51%

  1. 14:03 HSV → 16:58 DTW
    DL 5041 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 55m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:09 DTW → 20:19 ATL
    DL 2053 · Delta · 2h 10m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Huntsville). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip5h 16mHSV 14:03 to ATL 20:19, 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.