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

San Francisco → Columbus via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 07:50 SFO → 15:33 ATL
    DL 640 · Delta · 4h 43m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 52m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:25 ATL → 19:03 CMH
    DL 2786 · Delta · 1h 38m · 74% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbus is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 67 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 52m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip8h 13mSFO 07:50 to CMH 19:03, 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.