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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Wilmington via Atlanta: arrives on time 52%

  1. 12:24 DFW → 15:42 ATL
    DL 961 · Delta · 2h 18m · 86% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:35 ATL → 18:05 ILM
    DL 1292 · Delta · 1h 30m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Wilmington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip4h 41mDFW 12:24 to ILM 18:05, 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.