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

Kansas City → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%

  1. 18:38 MCI → 21:47 ATL
    DL 1470 · Delta · 2h 08m · 89% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 00:57 EWR +1 day
    DL 2552 · Delta · 2h 18m · 70% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 20mMCI 18:38 to EWR 00:57, 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.