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

Dallas → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 12:19 DAL → 15:31 ATL
    DL 1115 · Delta · 2h 12m · 84% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:40 ATL → 18:33 DCA
    DL 950 · Delta · 1h 53m · 65% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 14mDAL 12:19 to DCA 18:33, 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.