Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Kansas City → Raleigh/Durham via Atlanta: arrives on time 28%
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18:16 MCI → 21:43 ATLF9 3500 · Frontier · 2h 21m · 60% on time, 1.2% cancelled
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57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:40 ATL → 00:10 RDU +1 dayF9 1670 · Frontier · 1h 33m · 51% on time, 2.8% cancelled
Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Raleigh/Durham is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip4h 57mMCI 18:16 to RDU 00:10, 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.