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

Houston → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 17:12 HOU → 20:28 ATL
    DL 2381 · Delta · 2h 16m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:28 ATL → 23:00 SAN
    DL 896 · Delta · 4h 32m · 76% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 48mHOU 17:12 to SAN 23:00, 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.