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

Dulles → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 58%

  1. 12:37 IAD → 14:34 ATL
    DL 1444 · Delta · 1h 56m · 83% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 ATL → 20:27 LGA
    DL 434 · Delta · 2h 27m · 64% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip7h 50mIAD 12:37 to LGA 20:27, 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.