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

Atlanta → Tampa via Detroit: arrives on time 80%

  1. 09:18 ATL → 11:10 DTW
    DL 1298 · Delta · 1h 54m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DTW → 16:47 TPA
    DL 1243 · Delta · 2h 42m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 29mATL 09:18 to TPA 16:47, 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.