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

Newark → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 17:10 EWR → 20:10 DFW
    AA 1810 · American · 4h 00m · 47% on time, 9.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 28m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:38 DFW → 23:56 HOU
    AA 5465 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 29 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection81%The first flight arrived more than 103 minutes late on 19% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 28m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (9.9% are) × connection made (81%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip7h 46mEWR 17:10 to HOU 23:56, 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.