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

Chicago → Memphis via Atlanta: arrives on time 63%

  1. 17:10 MDW → 20:22 ATL
    DL 1728 · Delta · 2h 10m · 74% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:49 ATL → 22:13 MEM
    DL 1577 · Delta · 1h 24m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 03mMDW 17:10 to MEM 22:13, 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.