DL 724 then DL 996 at Atlanta
Knoxville → Atlanta → Los Angeles
Timetable, Atlanta time
15:45DL 724 from Knoxville at the gate
07:00DL 996 to Los Angeles leaves the gate
15 h 15 apart on the timetable, overnight
DL 996 leaves 15 h 15 after DL 724 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.