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

Santa Ana → Denver via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%

  1. 16:34 SNA → 21:49 DFW
    AA 2688 · American · 3h 15m · 67% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 DFW → 23:55 DEN
    AA 662 · American · 2h 10m · 44% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip6h 21mSNA 16:34 to DEN 23:55, 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.