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

Chicago → Albany via Atlanta: arrives on time 51%

  1. 11:05 MDW → 14:01 ATL
    DL 1063 · Delta · 1h 56m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:11 ATL → 17:34 ALB
    DL 1053 · Delta · 2h 23m · 59% on time, 3.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Albany is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip5h 29mMDW 11:05 to ALB 17:34, 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.