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

Chicago → Charleston via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 09:45 ORD → 12:51 ATL
    DL 1178 · Delta · 2h 06m · 87% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 08m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:59 ATL → 17:18 CHS
    DL 2174 · Delta · 1h 17m · 82% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 143 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 31mORD 09:45 to CHS 17:18, 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.