Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 44%
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10:37 LAX → 15:55 DFWAA 3218 · American · 3h 23m · 73% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:56 DFW → 18:19 HOUAA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 64% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 42mLAX 10:37 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.