Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Wilmington → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 10:30 ILM → 12:06 ATL
    DL 376 · Delta · 1h 36m · 98% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 15:30 ATL → 16:57 ORD
    UA 516 · United · 2h 27m · 74% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 114 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 27mILM 10:30 to ORD 16:57, 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.