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

Birmingham → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 63%

  1. 16:00 BHM → 18:14 ATL
    DL 3163 · Delta · 1h 14m · 76% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 ATL → 23:23 LGA
    DL 520 · Delta · 2h 23m · 72% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 46m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 23mBHM 16:00 to LGA 23:23, 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.