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

Austin → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 36%

  1. 14:44 AUS → 16:03 DFW
    AA 1397 · American · 1h 19m · 66% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:56 DFW → 18:19 HOU
    AA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 64% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 3h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip3h 35mAUS 14:44 to HOU 18:19, 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.