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

Dallas → Boston via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 06:05 DAL → 09:15 ATL
    DL 516 · Delta · 2h 10m · 90% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 55m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:10 ATL → 13:47 BOS
    DL 862 · Delta · 2h 37m · 84% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip6h 42mDAL 06:05 to BOS 13:47, 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.