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

Dallas → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 87%

  1. 06:05 DAL → 09:15 ATL
    DL 516 · Delta · 2h 10m · 90% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:30 ATL → 13:05 LAX
    DL 326 · Delta · 4h 38m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 90 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 15m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip9h 03mDAL 06:05 to LAX 13:05, 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.