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

Atlanta → Denver via Seattle: arrives on time 49%

  1. 16:45 ATL → 19:04 SEA
    DL 472 · Delta · 5h 19m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:56 SEA → 23:46 DEN
    DL 2851 · Delta · 2h 50m · 78% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip9h 01mATL 16:45 to DEN 23:46, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.