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

Atlanta → Dallas-Fort Worth via New York: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 ATL → 08:11 LGA
    DL 404 · Delta · 2h 11m · 92% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 LGA → 12:17 DFW
    DL 856 · Delta · 3h 47m · 82% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 17mATL 06:00 to DFW 12:17, 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.