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

El Paso → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 14:25 ELP → 19:38 ATL
    DL 1002 · Delta · 3h 13m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 ATL → 23:53 ORD
    DL 1199 · Delta · 2h 09m · 71% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip8h 34mELP 14:25 to ORD 23:53, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.