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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 82%

  1. 05:35 CAE → 06:43 ATL
    DL 3038 · Delta · 1h 07m · 95% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m 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 6h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Columbia). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 41mCAE 05:35 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.