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

Newark → Columbia via Atlanta: arrives on time 26%

  1. 12:00 EWR → 14:20 ATL
    DL 2397 · Delta · 2h 20m · 81% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:46 ATL → 18:49 CAE
    DL 1516 · Delta · 1h 03m · 29% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 18 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (29%).
Total trip6h 49mEWR 12:00 to CAE 18:49, 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.