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

Wilmington → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

14:28 ILM → 16:05 ATL

DL 731 · Delta · 1h 37m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
55m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
17:00 ATL → 19:20 LGA

DL 997 · Delta · 2h 20m · 68% on time, 4.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.

Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.6% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).

Total trip4h 52mILM 14:28 to LGA 19:20, 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.