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

Columbia → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 05:35 CAE → 06:43 ATL
    DL 3038 · Delta · 1h 07m · 95% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:40 ATL → 09:00 DFW
    DL 839 · Delta · 2h 19m · 80% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Columbia). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 24mCAE 05:35 to DFW 09:00, 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.