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

Birmingham → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 05:20 BHM → 07:26 ATL
    DL 2162 · Delta · 1h 06m · 95% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 39m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:05 MDW
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 174 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 39m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 45mBHM 05:20 to MDW 12:05, 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.