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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 05:30 DFW → 08:42 ATL
    DL 401 · Delta · 2h 12m · 92% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 03m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:45 ATL → 12:59 DEN
    DL 706 · Delta · 3h 14m · 87% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 138 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 03m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 29mDFW 05:30 to DEN 12:59, 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.