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

Denver → Birmingham via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 12:39 DEN → 15:46 DFW
    AA 2359 · American · 2h 07m · 64% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:39 DFW → 18:35 BHM
    AA 3417 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 56m · 61% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip4h 56mDEN 12:39 to BHM 18:35, 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.