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

San Francisco → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 33%

  1. 11:24 SFO → 17:14 DFW
    AA 1849 · American · 3h 50m · 45% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 22m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:36 DFW → 19:54 IAH
    AA 1392 · American · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 3.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 37 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 22m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 30mSFO 11:24 to IAH 19:54, 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.