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

Chicago → Spokane via Atlanta: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:55 ATL → 11:36 GEG
    DL 787 · Delta · 4h 41m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Spokane is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 36mMDW 06:00 to GEG 11:36, 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.