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

Chicago → Fort Myers via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:53 ATL → 14:35 RSW
    DL 1196 · Delta · 1h 41m · 85% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Myers is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 193 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 58m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 34mMDW 06:00 to RSW 14:35, 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.