Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Austin → Tampa via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 41%

  1. 14:44 AUS → 16:03 DFW
    AA 1397 · American · 1h 19m · 66% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:19 DFW → 20:54 TPA
    AA 844 · American · 2h 35m · 58% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 10mAUS 14:44 to TPA 20:54, 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.