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

Newark → Ontario via Atlanta: arrives on time 46%

  1. 12:00 EWR → 14:20 ATL
    DL 2397 · Delta · 2h 20m · 81% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 39m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:59 ATL → 18:30 ONT
    DL 2891 · Delta · 4h 31m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Ontario is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 114 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 39m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip9h 30mEWR 12:00 to ONT 18:30, 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.