Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Wilmington via Philadelphia: arrives on time 70%
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06:00 DFW → 10:30 PHLF9 2970 · Frontier · 3h 30m · 72% on time, 3.5% cancelled
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2h 42m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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13:12 PHL → 14:59 ILMAA 6133 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 45m · 83% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 7h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Wilmington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 42m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 57mDFW 06:00 to ILM 14:59, 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.