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

Houston → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:40 IAH → 08:43 ATL
    DL 1069 · Delta · 2h 03m · 93% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:40 ATL → 12:00 JFK
    DL 1034 · Delta · 2h 16m · 90% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 16mIAH 05:40 to JFK 12:00, 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.