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

Houston → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 10%

  1. 18:53 IAH → 20:25 DFW
    AA 1929 · American · 1h 32m · 23% on time, 9.6% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:16 DFW → 22:24 SNA
    AA 348 · American · 3h 08m · 74% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection16%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 84% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time10%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (16%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 31mIAH 18:53 to SNA 22:24, 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.