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

Raleigh/Durham → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 05:20 RDU → 06:44 ATL
    DL 1552 · Delta · 1h 24m · 95% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 ATL → 09:55 LAX
    DL 898 · Delta · 4h 40m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip7h 35mRDU 05:20 to LAX 09:55, 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.