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

Chicago → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:53 ATL → 13:21 SAN
    DL 540 · Delta · 4h 28m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 133 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 58m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip9h 21mMDW 06:00 to SAN 13:21, 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.