Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 42%
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12:15 LAX → 17:34 DFWAA 1230 · American · 3h 19m · 71% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:34 DFW → 19:51 HOUAA 3351 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 17m · 67% on time, 9.5% cancelled
Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (9.5% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 36mLAX 12:15 to HOU 19:51, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.