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

Buffalo → Tampa via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 23%

  1. 16:46 BUF → 19:10 DFW
    AA 1615 · American · 3h 24m · 58% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 DFW → 23:59 TPA
    AA 2256 · American · 2h 29m · 37% on time, 8.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (8.9% are) and within 15 minutes (37%).
Total trip7h 13mBUF 16:46 to TPA 23:59, 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.