Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Cleveland via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%
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05:30 ORD → 08:33 ATLDL 1264 · Delta · 2h 03m · 91% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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09:43 ATL → 11:32 CLEDL 2978 · Delta · 1h 50m · 90% on time, 2.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 03mORD 05:30 to CLE 11:32, 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.