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

Atlanta → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 19%

  1. 20:01 ATL → 21:32 DFW
    AA 1379 · American · 2h 31m · 39% on time, 10.1% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:31 DFW → 23:45 LAX
    AA 1504 · American · 3h 14m · 61% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection37%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 63% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (10.1% are) × connection made (37%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip6h 44mATL 20:01 to LAX 23:45, 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.