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

San Francisco → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 50%

  1. 00:26 SFO → 06:05 DFW
    AA 3281 · American · 3h 39m · 51% on time, 7.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 20m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 DFW → 09:48 HOU
    AA 5071 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 23m · 67% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 95 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 20m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (7.0% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip7h 22mSFO 00:26 to HOU 09:48, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.