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

Denver → San Antonio via Atlanta: arrives on time 48%

  1. 13:15 DEN → 18:18 ATL
    DL 824 · Delta · 3h 03m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:09 ATL → 20:41 SAT
    DL 2893 · Delta · 2h 32m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Antonio is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 26mDEN 13:15 to SAT 20:41, 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.