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

Norfolk → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:15 ORF → 06:58 ATL
    DL 2966 · Delta · 1h 43m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 4h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:28 ATL → 12:50 DFW
    DL 414 · Delta · 2h 22m · 82% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 225 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 30m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 35mORF 05:15 to DFW 12:50, 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.