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

Dallas → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:05 DAL → 09:15 ATL
    DL 516 · Delta · 2h 10m · 90% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:35 ATL → 14:15 LAX
    DL 895 · Delta · 4h 40m · 88% on time, 0.3% cancelled

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

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip10h 10mDAL 06:05 to LAX 14:15, 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.