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

Houston → Boston via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 05:40 IAH → 08:43 ATL
    DL 1069 · Delta · 2h 03m · 93% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 ATL → 12:44 BOS
    DL 855 · Delta · 2h 44m · 87% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip6h 04mIAH 05:40 to BOS 12:44, 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.