Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Salt Lake City → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
-
13:28 SLC → 17:59 ORDAA 2616 · American · 3h 34m · 73% on time, 2.8% cancelled
-
1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
18:59 ORD → 22:05 ATLAA 2779 · American · 2h 04m · 51% on time, 4.1% cancelled
Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip6h 35mSLC 13:28 to ATL 22:05, 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.