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

New York → Birmingham via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 13:59 LGA → 16:30 ATL
    DL 988 · Delta · 2h 30m · 76% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 ATL → 18:09 BHM
    DL 3044 · Delta · 54m · 86% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 10mLGA 13:59 to BHM 18:09, 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.