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

Los Angeles → Kansas City via Atlanta: arrives on time 86%

  1. 22:45 LAX → 06:07 ATL
    DL 899 · Delta · 4h 22m · 79% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 13m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:20 ATL → 09:31 MCI +1 day
    DL 2471 · Delta · 2h 11m · 93% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 88 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 13m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip8h 46mLAX 22:45 to MCI 09:31, 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.