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

Denver → Madison via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 13:15 DEN → 18:18 ATL
    DL 824 · Delta · 3h 03m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 14m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:32 ATL → 22:43 MSN
    DL 2144 · Delta · 2h 11m · 83% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Madison is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 149 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 14m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 28mDEN 13:15 to MSN 22:43, 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.