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

Houston → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 75%

  1. 06:02 IAH → 07:28 DFW
    AA 700 · American · 1h 26m · 90% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 DFW → 09:33 SNA
    AA 2680 · American · 3h 08m · 91% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 31mIAH 06:02 to SNA 09:33, 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.