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

Chicago → Birmingham via Atlanta: arrives on time 58%

  1. 13:46 ORD → 16:54 ATL
    DL 2894 · Delta · 2h 08m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:59 ATL → 17:55 BHM
    DL 1132 · Delta · 57m · 76% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection78%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 22% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (78%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 10mORD 13:46 to BHM 17:55, 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.