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

Chicago → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 09m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:58 ATL → 19:39 LAX
    DL 500 · Delta · 4h 41m · 77% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 84 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 09m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip8h 49mMDW 12:50 to LAX 19:39, 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.