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

El Paso → Austin via Houston: arrives on time 50%

  1. 16:00 ELP → 19:10 IAH
    UA 4339 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 2h 10m · 67% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:18 IAH → 21:25 AUS
    UA 2621 · United · 1h 07m · 73% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 25mELP 16:00 to AUS 21:25, 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.