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

Houston → San Jose via Atlanta: arrives on time 37%

  1. 16:51 IAH → 20:13 ATL
    DL 2890 · Delta · 2h 18m · 59% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 ATL → 22:49 SJC
    DL 933 · Delta · 4h 57m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 05mIAH 16:51 to SJC 22:49, 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.