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

Boston → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 BOS → 08:15 ATL
    DL 2242 · Delta · 2h 45m · 96% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:15 ATL → 10:53 LAX
    DL 827 · Delta · 4h 38m · 85% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 23mBOS 05:30 to LAX 10:53, 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.