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

Dallas → San Francisco via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 15:59 DAL → 19:14 ATL
    DL 512 · Delta · 2h 15m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 00:40 SFO +1 day
    DL 656 · Delta · 5h 00m · 70% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip10h 41mDAL 15:59 to SFO 00:40, 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.