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

Detroit → Chattanooga via Atlanta: arrives on time 44%

  1. 19:35 DTW → 21:44 ATL
    DL 2045 · Delta · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:00 ATL → 23:55 CHA
    DL 1059 · Delta · 56m · 68% on time, 6.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 14 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 21mDTW 19:35 to CHA 23:55, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.