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

Syracuse → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 39%

  1. 18:06 SYR → 19:24 LGA
    DL 5062 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 20m · 67% on time, 10.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 LGA → 23:43 ATL
    DL 975 · Delta · 3h 13m · 68% on time, 6.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (10.8% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (6.5% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 37mSYR 18:06 to ATL 23:43, 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.