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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth → San Diego via Los Angeles: arrives on time 83%

  1. 13:45 DFW → 14:58 LAX
    DL 521 · Delta · 3h 13m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 52m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 18:50 LAX → 19:51 SAN
    UA 5415 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 01m · 86% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 22 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 142 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 52m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 06mDFW 13:45 to SAN 19:51, 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.