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

Spokane → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 64%

  1. 12:47 GEG → 20:14 ATL
    DL 787 · Delta · 4h 27m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 ATL → 22:17 MDW
    DL 1076 · Delta · 2h 02m · 77% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Spokane). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 30mGEG 12:47 to MDW 22:17, 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.