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

San Diego → El Paso via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 29%

  1. 13:55 SAN → 19:15 DFW
    AA 2456 · American · 3h 20m · 74% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:10 DFW → 20:55 ELP
    AA 841 · American · 1h 45m · 44% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip6h 00mSAN 13:55 to ELP 20:55, 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.