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

Memphis → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 81%

  1. 05:15 MEM → 07:35 ATL
    DL 1666 · Delta · 1h 20m · 92% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 45m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:20 ATL → 12:00 LAX
    DL 501 · Delta · 4h 40m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Memphis). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 45m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 45mMEM 05:15 to LAX 12:00, 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.