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

Dallas → Philadelphia via Atlanta: arrives on time 55%

  1. 18:40 DAL → 22:00 ATL
    DL 2780 · Delta · 2h 20m · 78% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 ATL → 00:59 PHL +1 day
    DL 2642 · Delta · 2h 05m · 78% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 20mDAL 18:40 to PHL 00:59, 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.