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

Charleston → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 42%

  1. 15:45 CHS → 17:50 LGA
    DL 1404 · Delta · 2h 05m · 63% on time, 4.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:59 LGA → 21:40 ATL
    DL 970 · Delta · 2h 41m · 66% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (4.6% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 55mCHS 15:45 to ATL 21:40, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.