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

Houston → Phoenix via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 13%

  1. 18:53 IAH → 20:25 DFW
    AA 1929 · American · 1h 32m · 23% on time, 9.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:29 DFW → 22:06 PHX
    AA 3239 · American · 2h 38m · 61% on time, 6.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection25%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 75% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (25%) × second flight not cancelled (6.3% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip5h 14mIAH 18:53 to PHX 22:06, 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.