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

Detroit → Tampa via Atlanta: arrives on time 48%

  1. 12:25 DTW → 14:23 ATL
    DL 2188 · Delta · 1h 58m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:20 ATL → 16:50 TPA
    DL 759 · Delta · 1h 30m · 70% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 25mDTW 12:25 to TPA 16:50, 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.