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

Houston → Birmingham via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 09:42 IAH → 12:48 ATL
    DL 1585 · Delta · 2h 06m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 37m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:25 ATL → 16:19 BHM
    DL 2484 · Delta · 56m · 81% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 172 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 37m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 39mIAH 09:42 to BHM 16:19, 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.