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

San Diego → Kansas City via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 08:00 SAN → 15:28 ATL
    DL 1179 · Delta · 4h 28m · 86% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 17m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 ATL → 18:56 MCI
    DL 1470 · Delta · 2h 11m · 77% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 92 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 17m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip8h 56mSAN 08:00 to MCI 18:56, 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.