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

Columbus → Seattle via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 18:37 CMH → 20:34 ATL
    DL 2280 · Delta · 1h 51m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:35 ATL → 23:59 SEA
    DL 903 · Delta · 5h 24m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Columbus). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip8h 22mCMH 18:37 to SEA 23:59, 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.