Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Washington via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 41%
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16:18 IAH → 17:48 DFWAA 3583 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 30m · 70% on time, 1.5% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:53 DFW → 22:59 DCAAA 2752 · American · 3h 07m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled
Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip5h 42mIAH 16:18 to DCA 22:59, 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.