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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Boston via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 05:30 DFW → 08:42 ATL
    DL 401 · Delta · 2h 12m · 92% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 18m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 ATL → 12:44 BOS
    DL 855 · Delta · 2h 44m · 87% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip6h 14mDFW 05:30 to BOS 12:44, 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.