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

Santa Ana → Dallas-Fort Worth via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 54%

  1. 13:46 SNA → 16:40 SLC
    DL 1159 · Delta · 1h 54m · 72% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:40 SLC → 21:24 DFW
    DL 2796 · Delta · 2h 44m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 38mSNA 13:46 to DFW 21:24, 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.