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

New York → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:00 LGA → 08:15 ATL
    DL 550 · Delta · 2h 15m · 91% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:45 ATL → 12:59 DEN
    DL 706 · Delta · 3h 14m · 87% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 59mLGA 06:00 to DEN 12:59, 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.