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

Denver → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 43%

  1. 12:39 DEN → 15:46 DFW
    AA 2359 · American · 2h 07m · 64% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:56 DFW → 18:19 HOU
    AA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 64% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip4h 40mDEN 12:39 to HOU 18:19, 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.