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

New York → Asheville via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 13:59 LGA → 16:30 ATL
    DL 988 · Delta · 2h 30m · 76% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 07m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:37 ATL → 20:41 AVL
    DL 3071 · Delta · 1h 04m · 80% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 142 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 07m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 42mLGA 13:59 to AVL 20:41, 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.