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

Atlanta → Birmingham via Detroit: arrives on time 80%

  1. 11:00 ATL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 1240 · Delta · 1h 56m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 56m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:51 DTW → 16:55 BHM
    DL 4647 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 04m · 82% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 56m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 55mATL 11:00 to BHM 16:55, 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.