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

Washington → Dallas via Atlanta: arrives on time 81%

  1. 09:00 DCA → 10:52 ATL
    DL 455 · Delta · 1h 52m · 86% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 07m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:59 ATL → 15:03 DAL
    DL 512 · Delta · 2h 13m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 142 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 07m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 12mDCA 09:00 to DAL 15:03, 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.