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

Atlanta → St Louis 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 18m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:28 DTW → 13:05 STL
    DL 1371 · Delta · 1h 37m · 83% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 47mATL 09:18 to STL 13:05, 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.