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

Houston → Colorado Springs via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

14:43 IAH → 17:54 ATL

DL 1572 · Delta · 2h 13m · 80% on time, 1.3% cancelled
2h 05m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:59 ATL → 21:07 COS

DL 971 · Delta · 3h 08m · 71% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.

Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).

Total trip7h 24mIAH 14:43 to COS 21:07, 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.