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

Chicago → Tucson via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 13:46 ORD → 16:54 ATL
    DL 2894 · Delta · 2h 08m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 4h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:54 ATL → 21:43 TUS
    DL 1251 · Delta · 3h 47m · 77% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 9h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tucson is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 195 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 00m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip9h 55mORD 13:46 to TUS 21:43, 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.