Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Colorado Springs → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%
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17:15 COS → 20:19 DFWAA 4956 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 04m · 59% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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51m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:10 DFW → 22:24 IAHAA 2209 · American · 1h 14m · 48% on time, 2.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h ahead of Colorado Springs). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip4h 09mCOS 17:15 to IAH 22:24, 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.