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

Sioux Falls → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 05:20 FSD → 08:54 ATL
    DL 1237 · Delta · 2h 33m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:52 ATL → 11:12 DFW
    DL 961 · Delta · 2h 24m · 88% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 56mFSD 05:20 to DFW 11:12, 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.