Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Boston → St Louis via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 19%
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17:57 BOS → 21:20 DFWAA 1577 · American · 4h 28m · 58% on time, 14.5% cancelled
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50m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:10 DFW → 23:58 STLAA 3049 · American · 1h 49m · 52% on time, 4.3% cancelled
Total trip 7h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (14.5% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip7h 02mBOS 17:57 to STL 23:58, 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.