Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → Madison via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 08:45 EWR → 11:08 ATL
    UA 2669 · United · 2h 23m · 78% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 14:43 ATL → 15:50 MSN
    DL 2599 · Delta · 2h 07m · 83% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Madison is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 05mEWR 08:45 to MSN 15:50, 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.