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

Houston → Chattanooga via New York: arrives on time 39%

14:10 IAH → 18:56 LGA

DL 2088 · Delta · 3h 46m · 73% on time, 6.8% cancelled
54m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:50 LGA → 22:22 CHA

DL 5276 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 32m · 64% on time, 9.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chattanooga is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.

Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (6.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (9.5% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).

Total trip7h 12mIAH 14:10 to CHA 22:22, 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.