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

Pittsburgh → Houston via Washington: arrives on time 15%

  1. 17:44 PIT → 18:59 DCA
    AA 1473 · American · 1h 15m · 48% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:56 DCA → 22:14 IAH
    AA 5222 · American, flown by PSA · 3h 18m · 36% on time, 7.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection45%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 55% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (45%) × second flight not cancelled (7.7% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip5h 30mPIT 17:44 to IAH 22:14, 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.