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

Dallas-Fort Worth → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:55 DFW → 10:09 ATL
    DL 893 · Delta · 2h 14m · 92% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 21m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:30 ATL → 15:49 LGA
    DL 460 · Delta · 2h 19m · 78% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 156 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 21m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip7h 54mDFW 06:55 to LGA 15:49, 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.