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

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

16:05 CAE → 18:06 LGA

DL 5089 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 01m · 71% on time, 9.5% cancelled
53m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
18:59 LGA → 21:40 ATL

DL 970 · Delta · 2h 41m · 66% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.

Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (9.5% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).

Total trip5h 35mCAE 16:05 to ATL 21:40, 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.