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

Houston → Portland via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%

  1. 18:53 IAH → 20:25 DFW
    AA 1929 · American · 1h 32m · 23% on time, 9.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 27m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:52 DFW → 00:52 PDX +1 day
    AA 2620 · American · 4h 01m · 44% on time, 6.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 102 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 27m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (6.8% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip8h 00mIAH 18:53 to PDX 00:52, 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.