Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Boston → Raleigh/Durham via Atlanta: arrives on time 47%
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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 → 00:42 RDU +1 dayDL 2938 · Delta · 1h 32m · 66% on time, 0.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. 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 time47%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 27mBOS 19:15 to RDU 00:42, 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.