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

Detroit → Birmingham via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 18:09 DTW → 20:19 ATL
    DL 2053 · Delta · 2h 10m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:05 ATL → 23:02 BHM
    DL 2034 · Delta · 58m · 81% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 46m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 54mDTW 18:09 to BHM 23:02, 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.