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

Chicago → Nashville via Atlanta: arrives on time 57%

  1. 17:10 MDW → 20:22 ATL
    DL 1728 · Delta · 2h 10m · 74% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 ATL → 21:44 BNA
    DL 3002 · Delta · 1h 14m · 76% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 29 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 34mMDW 17:10 to BNA 21:44, 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.