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

Houston → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 HOU → 09:05 ATL
    DL 2557 · Delta · 2h 05m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:03 ATL → 12:24 EWR
    DL 2401 · Delta · 2h 21m · 86% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 24mHOU 06:00 to EWR 12:24, 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.