Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Boston → St Louis via Atlanta: arrives on time 58%
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19:15 BOS → 22:19 ATLDL 973 · Delta · 3h 04m · 81% on time, 2.5% cancelled
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51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:10 ATL → 23:53 STLDL 1403 · Delta · 1h 46m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 41mBOS 19:15 to STL 23:53, 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.