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

Madison → Atlanta via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:11 MSN → 19:46 DFW
    AA 2141 · American · 2h 35m · 54% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 DFW → 00:19 ATL +1 day
    AA 2749 · American · 2h 09m · 55% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Madison). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 08mMSN 17:11 to ATL 00:19, 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.