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

New York → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 55%

  1. 17:25 JFK → 20:30 DFW
    AA 606 · American · 4h 05m · 60% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 14m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:44 DFW → 23:59 HOU
    AA 3394 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 15m · 73% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 89 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 14m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip7h 34mJFK 17:25 to HOU 23:59, 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.