DL 3040 then DL 996 at Atlanta
Little Rock → Atlanta → Los Angeles
Timetable, Atlanta time
14:57DL 3040 from Little Rock at the gate
07:00DL 996 to Los Angeles leaves the gate
16 h 03 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 996 leaves 16 h 03 after DL 3040 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.