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

Tampa → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 07:20 TPA → 08:56 ATL
    DL 1486 · Delta · 1h 36m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:20 ATL → 12:00 LAX
    DL 501 · Delta · 4h 40m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Tampa). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 40mTPA 07:20 to LAX 12:00, 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.