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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 06:55 DFW → 10:09 ATL
    DL 893 · Delta · 2h 14m · 92% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 12:05 MDW
    DL 2417 · Delta · 2h 00m · 88% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 10mDFW 06:55 to MDW 12:05, 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.