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

Chattanooga → Atlanta via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 33%

  1. 16:22 CHA → 17:44 DFW
    AA 2121 · American · 2h 22m · 40% on time, 8.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 42m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:26 DFW → 22:36 ATL
    AA 3212 · American · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 4.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 57 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 42m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (8.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 13mCHA 16:22 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.