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

Charlotte → Seattle via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 05:30 CLT → 06:42 ATL
    DL 3186 · Delta · 1h 12m · 96% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:40 ATL → 10:00 SEA
    DL 444 · Delta · 5h 20m · 82% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 30mCLT 05:30 to SEA 10:00, 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.