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

Newark → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 81%

  1. 07:05 EWR → 09:22 ATL
    DL 1673 · Delta · 2h 22m · 87% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 31m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:53 ATL → 13:21 SAN
    DL 540 · Delta · 4h 28m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 106 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 31m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip9h 16mEWR 07:05 to SAN 13:21, 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.