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

Houston → Cleveland via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 05:40 IAH → 08:43 ATL
    DL 1069 · Delta · 2h 03m · 93% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:52 ATL → 13:38 CLE
    DL 775 · Delta · 1h 46m · 87% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip6h 58mIAH 05:40 to CLE 13:38, 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.