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

Birmingham → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 70%

  1. 17:24 BHM → 19:30 ATL
    DL 2484 · Delta · 1h 06m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 29m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:59 ATL → 00:59 DTW +1 day
    DL 2940 · Delta · 2h 00m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 164 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 29m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 35mBHM 17:24 to DTW 00:59, 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.