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

New York → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 09:00 LGA → 11:28 ATL
    DL 992 · Delta · 2h 28m · 87% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:30 ATL → 13:38 IAH
    DL 1572 · Delta · 2h 08m · 86% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 38mLGA 09:00 to IAH 13:38, 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.