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

Houston → Birmingham via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 31%

  1. 10:18 HOU → 11:43 DFW
    AA 5071 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 25m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:43 DFW → 14:42 BHM
    AA 5063 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 59m · 50% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 18 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 24mHOU 10:18 to BHM 14:42, 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.