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

Houston → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 64%

  1. 12:13 IAH → 15:23 ATL
    DL 1682 · Delta · 2h 10m · 76% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:38 ATL → 17:55 DAL
    DL 2780 · Delta · 2h 17m · 79% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 42mIAH 12:13 to DAL 17:55, 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.