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

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

  1. 10:00 LGA → 12:27 ATL
    DL 989 · Delta · 2h 27m · 84% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 44m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:11 ATL → 16:23 HOU
    DL 2381 · Delta · 2h 14m · 81% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 119 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 44m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 25mLGA 10:00 to HOU 16:23, 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.