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

Tampa → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 52%

  1. 19:57 TPA → 21:43 ATL
    DL 1594 · Delta · 1h 46m · 71% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:44 ATL → 23:56 IAH
    DL 1601 · Delta · 2h 12m · 76% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Tampa). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 59mTPA 19:57 to IAH 23:56, 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.