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

Chicago → Colorado Springs via Atlanta: arrives on time 67%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 4h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:59 ATL → 21:07 COS
    DL 971 · Delta · 3h 08m · 71% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 9h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 205 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 10m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip9h 17mMDW 12:50 to COS 21:07, 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.