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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Buffalo via New York: arrives on time 54%

07:00 DFW → 11:29 LGA

DL 551 · Delta · 3h 29m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled
49m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
12:18 LGA → 13:50 BUF

DL 5362 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 33m · 80% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Buffalo is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.

Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).

Total trip5h 51mDFW 07:00 to BUF 13:50, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.