Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 18%
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20:01 ATL → 21:32 DFWAA 1379 · American · 2h 31m · 39% on time, 10.1% cancelled
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1h 06m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:38 DFW → 23:56 HOUAA 5465 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 6.7% cancelled
Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (10.1% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 55mATL 20:01 to HOU 23:56, 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.