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

New York → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:00 LGA → 08:15 ATL
    DL 550 · Delta · 2h 15m · 91% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 37m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:52 ATL → 11:12 DFW
    DL 961 · Delta · 2h 24m · 88% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 52 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 37m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip6h 16mLGA 06:00 to DFW 11:12, 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.