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

Columbia → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 41%

  1. 19:39 CAE → 20:56 ATL
    DL 1516 · Delta · 1h 17m · 47% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 44m 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 19m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 18 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 59 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 44m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 19mCAE 19:39 to EWR 00:57, 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.