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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Santa Ana via Atlanta: arrives on time 64%

  1. 06:55 DFW → 10:09 ATL
    DL 893 · Delta · 2h 14m · 92% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:40 SNA
    DL 329 · Delta · 4h 40m · 75% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip7h 45mDFW 06:55 to SNA 12:40, 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.