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

Houston → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 54%

  1. 17:12 HOU → 20:28 ATL
    DL 2381 · Delta · 2h 16m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 ATL → 22:34 DAL
    DL 1104 · Delta · 2h 19m · 82% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 22mHOU 17:12 to DAL 22:34, 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.