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

New York → Dulles via Atlanta: arrives on time 64%

  1. 11:00 JFK → 13:33 ATL
    DL 1029 · Delta · 2h 28m · 86% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 19m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:52 ATL → 18:42 IAD
    DL 2902 · Delta · 1h 50m · 71% on time, 5.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 154 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 19m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip7h 42mJFK 11:00 to IAD 18:42, 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.