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

Atlanta → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 09:18 ATL → 11:10 DTW
    DL 1298 · Delta · 1h 54m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 DTW → 12:46 MDW
    DL 4688 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 21m · 82% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 4h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip4h 28mATL 09:18 to MDW 12:46, 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.