Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 38%
-
16:16 DFW → 19:50 ATLF9 2496 · Frontier · 2h 34m · 50% on time, 1.1% cancelled
-
1h 10m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
21:00 ATL → 22:03 MDWF9 2291 · Frontier · 2h 04m · 68% on time, 2.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 48mDFW 16:16 to MDW 22:03, 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.