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

Boston → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 44%

  1. 15:59 BOS → 17:54 ORD
    AA 1479 · American · 2h 55m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 13m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:07 ORD → 23:51 IAH
    AA 3144 · American · 2h 44m · 53% on time, 5.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 148 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 13m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip8h 52mBOS 15:59 to IAH 23:51, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.