Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → San Diego via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 36%
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16:14 HOU → 17:38 DFWAA 5002 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 60% on time, 2.2% cancelled
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1h 24m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:02 DFW → 20:03 SANAA 1243 · American · 3h 01m · 58% on time, 4.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (4.4% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 49mHOU 16:14 to SAN 20:03, 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.