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

Newark → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 20%

  1. 17:10 EWR → 20:10 DFW
    AA 1810 · American · 4h 00m · 47% on time, 9.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 DFW → 22:24 IAH
    AA 2209 · American · 1h 14m · 48% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (9.9% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip6h 14mEWR 17:10 to IAH 22:24, 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.