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

Milwaukee → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 05:40 MKE → 08:42 ATL
    DL 1221 · Delta · 2h 02m · 91% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 ATL → 11:45 LGA
    DL 557 · Delta · 2h 15m · 85% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip5h 05mMKE 05:40 to LGA 11:45, 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.