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

Houston → Raleigh/Durham via New York: arrives on time 28%

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 → 21:57 RDU

DL 5442 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 07m · 56% on time, 25.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Raleigh/Durham is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 43 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 time28%First flight not cancelled (6.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (25.6% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).

Total trip6h 47mIAH 14:10 to RDU 21:57, 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.