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

Houston → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 44%

  1. 12:13 IAH → 15:23 ATL
    DL 1682 · Delta · 2h 10m · 76% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:13 ATL → 17:32 DFW
    DL 374 · Delta · 2h 19m · 72% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip5h 19mIAH 12:13 to DFW 17:32, 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.