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

Birmingham → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 05:15 BHM → 07:21 ATL
    DL 1979 · Delta · 1h 06m · 98% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:18 ATL → 11:10 DTW
    DL 1298 · Delta · 1h 54m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip4h 57mBHM 05:15 to DTW 11:10, 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.