Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Charlotte → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 22%
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19:52 CLT → 21:44 DFWAA 1698 · American · 2h 52m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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1h 03m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:47 DFW → 23:58 IAHAA 1914 · American · 1h 11m · 45% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip5h 06mCLT 19:52 to IAH 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.