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

Dallas → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 60%

  1. 12:19 DAL → 15:31 ATL
    DL 1115 · Delta · 2h 12m · 84% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 44m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:15 ATL → 20:33 ORD
    DL 2486 · Delta · 2h 17m · 66% on time, 5.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 179 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 44m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (5.7% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip8h 13mDAL 12:19 to ORD 20:33, 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.