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

Los Angeles → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 23:58 LAX → 07:25 ATL
    DL 320 · Delta · 4h 30m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:05 MDW +1 day
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 175 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip10h 07mLAX 23:58 to MDW 12:05, 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.