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

Houston → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 60%

  1. 10:16 HOU → 13:20 ATL
    DL 1509 · Delta · 2h 04m · 88% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 13m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:33 ATL → 17:54 EWR
    DL 2340 · Delta · 2h 21m · 66% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 88 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 13m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip6h 38mHOU 10:16 to EWR 17:54, 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.