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

Los Angeles → Buffalo via Atlanta: arrives on time 59%

  1. 13:18 LAX → 20:50 ATL
    DL 395 · Delta · 4h 32m · 80% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:49 ATL → 23:59 BUF
    DL 2334 · Delta · 2h 10m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Buffalo is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 41mLAX 13:18 to BUF 23:59, 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.