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

Dallas → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 46%

  1. 10:09 DAL → 13:20 ATL
    DL 441 · Delta · 2h 10m · 85% on time, 2.6% cancelled
  2. 4h 01m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 ATL → 18:42 ORD
    DL 2879 · Delta · 2h 21m · 49% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 196 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 01m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (49%).
Total trip8h 33mDAL 10:09 to ORD 18:42, 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.