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

New York → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 81%

  1. 08:40 JFK → 11:14 ATL
    DL 2227 · Delta · 2h 34m · 86% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 36m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:50 ATL → 14:04 DEN
    DL 957 · Delta · 3h 14m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 36m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 24mJFK 08:40 to DEN 14:04, 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.