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

Atlanta → Appleton via Detroit: arrives on time 73%

  1. 11:00 ATL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 1240 · Delta · 1h 56m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 4h 29m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:24 DTW → 17:50 ATW
    DL 4166 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 28m · 74% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Appleton is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 224 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 29m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 52mATL 11:00 to ATW 17:50, 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.