Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 26%
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16:16 DFW → 19:50 ATLF9 2496 · Frontier · 2h 34m · 50% on time, 1.1% cancelled
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50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:40 ATL → 22:16 DENF9 3599 · Frontier · 3h 36m · 64% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip7h 00mDFW 16:16 to DEN 22:16, 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.