Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Austin via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 33%
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17:25 JFK → 20:30 DFWAA 606 · American · 4h 05m · 60% on time, 8.3% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:35 DFW → 22:39 AUSAA 972 · American · 1h 04m · 61% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip6h 14mJFK 17:25 to AUS 22:39, 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.