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

Chicago → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 11:05 MDW → 14:01 ATL
    DL 1063 · Delta · 1h 56m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 4h 38m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:39 ATL → 19:52 IAH
    DL 1131 · Delta · 2h 13m · 59% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 233 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 38m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip8h 47mMDW 11:05 to IAH 19:52, 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.