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

El Paso → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 06:00 ELP → 11:05 ATL
    DL 1741 · Delta · 3h 05m · 92% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:02 ATL → 14:16 ORD
    DL 1477 · Delta · 2h 14m · 76% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 16mELP 06:00 to ORD 14:16, 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.