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

Charlotte → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 05:30 CLT → 06:42 ATL
    DL 3186 · Delta · 1h 12m · 96% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 58m 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 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 29mCLT 05:30 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.