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

Newark → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 42%

  1. 16:39 EWR → 19:29 DFW
    AA 813 · American · 3h 49m · 63% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:38 DFW → 23:56 HOU
    AA 5465 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 50% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip8h 17mEWR 16:39 to HOU 23:56, 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.