Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Birmingham via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 11%
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18:53 IAH → 20:25 DFWAA 1929 · American · 1h 32m · 23% on time, 9.6% cancelled
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1h 34m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:59 DFW → 23:46 BHMAA 3067 · American · 1h 47m · 37% on time, 5.8% cancelled
Total trip 4h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection34%The first flight arrived more than 49 minutes late on 66% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 34m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (34%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (37%).
Total trip4h 53mIAH 18:53 to BHM 23:46, 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.