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

Detroit → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:17 DTW → 08:12 ATL
    DL 1611 · Delta · 1h 55m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 40m 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 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 55 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 40m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 59mDTW 06:17 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.