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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Dulles via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 05:30 DFW → 08:42 ATL
    DL 401 · Delta · 2h 12m · 92% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:50 ATL → 11:39 IAD
    DL 1444 · Delta · 1h 48m · 88% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 08mDFW 05:30 to IAD 11:39, 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.