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

Atlanta → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 78%

  1. 07:25 ATL → 09:20 DTW
    DL 1646 · Delta · 1h 55m · 92% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 DTW → 10:50 ORD
    DL 3673 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 35m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip4h 25mATL 07:25 to ORD 10:50, 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.