Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 29%
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14:42 JFK → 17:44 DFWAA 1953 · American · 4h 02m · 69% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:36 DFW → 19:54 IAHAA 1392 · American · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 3.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip6h 12mJFK 14:42 to IAH 19:54, 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.