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

Pittsburgh → Atlanta via New York: arrives on time 40%

  1. 15:35 PIT → 17:09 LGA
    DL 5715 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 34m · 68% on time, 9.5% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 LGA → 21:10 ATL
    DL 964 · Delta · 3h 10m · 71% on time, 3.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (9.5% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip5h 35mPIT 15:35 to ATL 21:10, 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.