Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Charlotte via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 4%
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18:53 IAH → 20:25 DFWAA 1929 · American · 1h 32m · 23% on time, 9.6% cancelled
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49m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:14 DFW → 00:53 CLT +1 dayAA 2409 · American · 2h 39m · 33% on time, 7.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection15%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 85% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time4%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (15%) × second flight not cancelled (7.9% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip5h 00mIAH 18:53 to CLT 00:53, 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.