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

Houston → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 61%

  1. 10:15 HOU → 11:34 DFW
    AA 4036 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 19m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 36m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:10 DFW → 15:51 ORD
    AA 2988 · American · 2h 41m · 66% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 36m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 36mHOU 10:15 to ORD 15:51, 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.