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

Houston → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 06:00 HOU → 09:05 ATL
    DL 2557 · Delta · 2h 05m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 47m 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 16m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 16mHOU 06:00 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.