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

Dallas → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 45%

  1. 12:19 DAL → 15:31 ATL
    DL 1115 · Delta · 2h 12m · 84% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 ATL → 18:42 ORD
    DL 2879 · Delta · 2h 21m · 49% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 65 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 50m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (49%).
Total trip6h 23mDAL 12:19 to ORD 18:42, 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.