Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Norfolk → Houston via Washington: arrives on time 14%
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17:42 ORF → 18:55 DCAAA 5338 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 13m · 45% on time, 11.3% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:56 DCA → 22:14 IAHAA 5222 · American, flown by PSA · 3h 18m · 36% on time, 7.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (11.3% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (7.7% are) and within 15 minutes (36%).
Total trip5h 32mORF 17:42 to IAH 22:14, 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.