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

Dulles → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 18%

  1. 19:31 IAD → 21:50 DFW
    AA 1904 · American · 3h 19m · 51% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 48m 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 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 25mIAD 19:31 to HOU 23:56, 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.