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

Seattle → Nashville via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%

  1. 08:40 SEA → 16:33 ATL
    DL 797 · Delta · 4h 53m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:31 ATL → 17:50 BNA
    DL 719 · Delta · 1h 19m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Nashville is 2 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip7h 10mSEA 08:40 to BNA 17:50, 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.