How layovering works out your time.
A plain account of how the planner gets from two flight times to a plan, and what it checks along the way.

Connection Intelligence
What we are building- What it does
The decision layer that checks airside demand against the real window and routes only what fits.
What it checks
- Schedules
A live schedule reading uses a named source and check time; manually entered times remain manual.
- Allowances
The planner holds back about 45 minutes for arrival and about 60 to be back.
- Changes
A change of terminal or airport, or an overnight stay, is shown when the schedule data has it.
- Unknowns
When something is not known, such as a gate, the plan says so and suggests what to check.
Four steps
These times are Sample, not a live schedule or a checked terminal. A real reading needs its own source and check time.
- 01
Start from the schedule
Use returned flight times when a schedule source supplies them. Manually entered times remain manual.
- 02
Hold time back
About 45 minutes for arrival and about 60 to be back, shown as about.
- 03
Show what changes
Terminal, airport and overnight changes appear when the schedule data has them.
- 04
Keep the unknowns visible
When something is not known, such as a gate, the plan says so and suggests what to check.
From two flight times to the time that is yours.
Sample connection- Arrive2:55 pmFlight lands
- Held backabout 45mTime to get through arrival
- Usable3h 40mYours to plan around
- Back byabout 1hBuffer before the flight
- Depart8:20 pmOnward flight
Arrival and the way back are held back. The rest is yours. Flight times are local times.

See the working.
Every figure in a plan shows how it was reached.
Questions people ask
Is this live?
Not yet. Atlanta is our first airport, and what you see here is a sample plan.
Can I try it?
Yes, with your own flight times in the planner. Anything you see here is a sample.
See how it works with a connection.
held back for arrival by default, and about 60 to be back, until an airport's own times are used.
Source: layovering default planning allowances.We are early, and Atlanta is our first airport. Anything marked Sample is illustrative. Partner operations