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

Charlotte → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 05:30 CLT → 06:42 ATL
    DL 3186 · Delta · 1h 12m · 96% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 ATL → 10:20 SFO
    DL 693 · Delta · 5h 00m · 81% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 55mCLT 05:30 to SFO 10:20, 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.