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

Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 68%

  1. 11:05 MDW → 14:01 ATL
    DL 1063 · Delta · 1h 56m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:13 ATL → 17:32 DFW
    DL 374 · Delta · 2h 19m · 72% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 87 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 12m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 27mMDW 11:05 to DFW 17:32, 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.