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

Houston → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 70%

  1. 13:10 HOU → 16:18 ATL
    DL 1195 · Delta · 2h 08m · 80% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:42 ATL → 21:28 JFK
    DL 2398 · Delta · 2h 46m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 99 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 24m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 18mHOU 13:10 to JFK 21:28, 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.