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

Birmingham → Houston 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. 59m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:20 ATL → 09:28 HOU
    DL 1509 · Delta · 2h 04m · 90% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip4h 09mBHM 05:15 to HOU 09:28, 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.