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

Chicago → Salt Lake City via Atlanta: arrives on time 59%

  1. 13:46 ORD → 16:54 ATL
    DL 2894 · Delta · 2h 08m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:55 ATL → 19:58 SLC
    DL 653 · Delta · 4h 03m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 12mORD 13:46 to SLC 19:58, 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.