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

Minneapolis → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 87%

  1. 07:00 MSP → 10:26 ATL
    DL 1039 · Delta · 2h 26m · 90% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:50 ATL → 14:04 DEN
    DL 957 · Delta · 3h 14m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 99 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 24m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 04mMSP 07:00 to DEN 14:04, 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.