Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 50-minute layover misses 22% of the time at 12 pm and 36% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ATL	GEG	4h 43m	81%	1.1%	538	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Spokane on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Spokane is 3 h behind Atlanta). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 08:30 → PDX 10:30DL 539	4h 00m Portland	PDX 14:30 → GEG 15:41AS 3262 · flown by SkyWest	10h 11m	100%	98%
Delta Details →	ATL 08:15 → LAX 09:55DL 898	3h 11m Los Angeles	LAX 13:06 → GEG 15:48DL 3794 · flown by SkyWest	10h 33m	99%	93%
Delta Details →	ATL 09:52 → SEA 12:20DL 774	3h 20m Seattle	SEA 15:40 → GEG 16:57DL 3857 · flown by SkyWest	10h 05m	99%	92%
Delta Details →	ATL 14:32 → SEA 16:49DL 481	3h 07m Seattle	SEA 19:56 → GEG 21:12DL 3677 · flown by SkyWest	9h 40m	99%	88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 09:30 → DEN 10:40WN 202	3h 06m Denver	DEN 13:46 → GEG 15:12UA 324	8h 41m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	ATL 07:25 → MSP 09:00DL 2668	3h 17m Minneapolis	MSP 12:17 → GEG 13:18DL 2437	8h 53m	100%	87%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ATL 14:35 → LAX 16:16DL 753	3h 29m Los Angeles	LAX 19:45 → GEG 22:15AS 1614	10h 40m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	ATL 12:35 → SEA 14:55DL 629	3h 04m Seattle	SEA 17:59 → GEG 19:17DL 3832 · flown by SkyWest	9h 42m	99%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ATL 16:45 → SEA 19:04DL 472	52m Seattle	SEA 19:56 → GEG 21:12DL 3677 · flown by SkyWest	7h 27m	64%	57%
Alaska Details →	ATL 16:18 → SEA 18:46AS 218	1h 04m Seattle	SEA 19:50 → GEG 20:56AS 1342	7h 38m	67%	47%
American Details →	ATL 18:13 → PHX 19:25AA 3012	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 20:30 → GEG 23:09AA 1785	7h 53m	52%	36%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SLC · 1h 15m · leaves 08:15 7%

MSP · 47m · leaves 09:55 22%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 52m · leaves 16:45 36%

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 16:16 45%

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 18:13 48%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON