Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Dulles via Minneapolis: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:30 IAH → 09:18 MSP
    DL 1050 · Delta · 2h 48m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 11m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:29 MSP → 15:56 IAD
    UA 1951 · United · 2h 27m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 101 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 11m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 26mIAH 06:30 to IAD 15:56, 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.