DL 996 then AA 971 at LAX
Atlanta → Los Angeles → Dallas-Fort Worth
Timetable, Los Angeles time
08:59DL 996 from Atlanta at the gate
00:35AA 971 to Dallas-Fort Worth leaves the gate
15 h 36 apart on the timetable, overnight
AA 971 leaves 15 h 36 after DL 996 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.