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

Houston → San Jose via Atlanta: arrives on time 58%

  1. 13:10 HOU → 16:18 ATL
    DL 1195 · Delta · 2h 08m · 80% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:08 ATL → 19:07 SJC
    DL 2136 · Delta · 4h 59m · 79% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 57mHOU 13:10 to SJC 19:07, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.