Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Atlanta via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 36%
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15:00 LGA → 18:05 DFWAA 1043 · American · 4h 05m · 61% on time, 6.1% cancelled
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1h 21m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:26 DFW → 22:36 ATLAA 3212 · American · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 35mLGA 15:00 to ATL 22:36, 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.