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

Houston → San Antonio via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%

  1. 09:42 IAH → 12:48 ATL
    DL 1585 · Delta · 2h 06m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:45 ATL → 15:14 SAT
    DL 2009 · Delta · 2h 29m · 81% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 32mIAH 09:42 to SAT 15:14, 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.