Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Missoula via Minneapolis: arrives on time 35%
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18:31 DFW → 21:00 MSPDL 2873 · Delta · 2h 29m · 55% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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53m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:53 MSP → 23:44 MSODL 2610 · Delta · 2h 51m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Missoula is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 13mDFW 18:31 to MSO 23:44, 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.