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

Indianapolis → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 51%

  1. 19:57 IND → 21:48 ATL
    DL 2979 · Delta · 1h 51m · 86% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 00:40 SFO +1 day
    DL 656 · Delta · 5h 00m · 70% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 43mIND 19:57 to SFO 00:40, 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.