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

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

  1. 16:16 LAX → 21:33 DFW
    AA 2024 · American · 3h 18m · 54% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:38 DFW → 23:56 HOU
    AA 5465 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 40mLAX 16:16 to HOU 23:56, 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.