Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dallas → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:00 DAL → 09:05 ATL
    WN 1261 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:40 ATL → 15:01 EWR
    UA 1226 · United · 2h 21m · 82% on time, 9.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (9.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 01mDAL 06:00 to EWR 15:01, 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.