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

Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 61%

  1. 12:50 MDW → 15:49 ATL
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 02m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:59 ATL → 20:18 DFW
    DL 436 · Delta · 2h 20m · 67% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 10m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip7h 29mMDW 12:50 to DFW 20:18, 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.