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

Houston → Santa Ana via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:03 HOU → 07:29 DFW
    AA 5492 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 26m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 DFW → 09:33 SNA
    AA 2680 · American · 3h 08m · 91% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 29 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 30mHOU 06:03 to SNA 09:33, 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.