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

Seattle → Austin via Atlanta: arrives on time 38%

11:56 SEA → 19:54 ATL

DL 554 · Delta · 4h 58m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
20:45 ATL → 22:07 AUS

DL 1081 · Delta · 2h 27m · 60% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 2 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.

Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).

Total trip8h 16mSEA 11:56 to AUS 22:07, 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.