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

Dallas → Boston via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 15:59 DAL → 19:14 ATL
    DL 512 · Delta · 2h 15m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 36m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 ATL → 01:31 BOS +1 day
    DL 865 · Delta · 2h 41m · 80% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 171 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 36m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 32mDAL 15:59 to BOS 01:31, 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.