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

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

  1. 07:30 RDU → 08:59 ATL
    DL 2478 · Delta · 1h 29m · 89% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:50 ATL → 11:07 DEN
    DL 995 · Delta · 3h 17m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 37mRDU 07:30 to DEN 11:07, 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.