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

Chicago → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:11 HOU
    DL 1195 · Delta · 2h 07m · 85% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 10m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 12mMDW 06:00 to HOU 12:11, 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.