Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → Anchorage via Minneapolis: arrives on time 43%
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15:38 ATL → 17:16 MSPDL 2981 · Delta · 2h 39m · 74% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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54m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:10 MSP → 20:52 ANCDL 377 · Delta · 5h 42m · 66% on time, 0.4% cancelled
Total trip 9h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Anchorage is 4 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip9h 14mATL 15:38 to ANC 20:52, 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.