Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 35%
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12:10 RDU → 13:51 ATLF9 1669 · Frontier · 1h 41m · 67% on time, 0.5% cancelled
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48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:39 ATL → 16:09 DFWF9 1269 · Frontier · 2h 30m · 64% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 4h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip4h 59mRDU 12:10 to DFW 16:09, 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.