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

Wilmington → Dallas-Fort Worth via New York: arrives on time 71%

  1. 06:50 ILM → 08:36 LGA
    DL 5237 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 46m · 95% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 LGA → 12:17 DFW
    DL 856 · Delta · 3h 47m · 82% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 27mILM 06:50 to DFW 12:17, 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.