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

Chicago → Myrtle Beach via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

  1. 18:22 ORD → 21:38 ATL
    DL 2740 · Delta · 2h 16m · 71% on time, 14.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 23:55 MYR
    DL 3074 · Delta · 1h 19m · 79% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Myrtle Beach is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (14.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip4h 37mORD 18:22 to MYR 23:55, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.