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

Chicago → Cleveland via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:43 ATL → 11:32 CLE
    DL 2978 · Delta · 1h 50m · 90% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 33m, 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 connection85%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip4h 33mMDW 06:00 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.