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

Chicago → Raleigh/Durham via Atlanta: arrives on time 65%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:24 ATL → 18:54 RDU
    DL 1097 · Delta · 1h 30m · 74% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Raleigh/Durham is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 04mMDW 12:50 to RDU 18:54, 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.