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

Chicago → Louisville via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:59 ATL → 19:24 SDF
    DL 2831 · Delta · 1h 25m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Louisville is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 10m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip5h 34mMDW 12:50 to SDF 19:24, 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.