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

San Diego → Seattle via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 15%

  1. 16:32 SAN → 21:49 DFW
    AA 2485 · American · 3h 17m · 41% on time, 7.1% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:41 DFW → 00:57 SEA +1 day
    AA 1487 · American · 4h 16m · 47% on time, 6.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection37%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 63% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (7.1% are) × connection made (37%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip8h 25mSAN 16:32 to SEA 00:57, 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.