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

New York → Grand Rapids via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 16:00 LGA → 18:48 ATL
    DL 969 · Delta · 2h 48m · 70% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 11m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:59 ATL → 23:54 GRR
    DL 2865 · Delta · 1h 56m · 82% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 146 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 11m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 55mLGA 16:00 to GRR 23:54, 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.