DL 2709 then DL 996 at Atlanta
Houston → Atlanta → Los Angeles
Timetable, Atlanta time
11:04DL 2709 from Houston at the gate
07:00DL 996 to Los Angeles leaves the gate
19 h 56 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 996 leaves 19 h 56 after DL 2709 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.