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

Kansas City → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 05:38 MCI → 08:44 ATL
    DL 1204 · Delta · 2h 06m · 94% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:45 ATL → 12:59 DEN
    DL 706 · Delta · 3h 14m · 87% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 21mMCI 05:38 to DEN 12:59, 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.