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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Minneapolis via Boston: arrives on time 42%

  1. 12:00 DFW → 16:59 BOS
    DL 760 · Delta · 3h 59m · 68% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:50 BOS → 20:15 MSP
    DL 1098 · Delta · 3h 25m · 72% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip8h 15mDFW 12:00 to MSP 20:15, 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.