Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → San Francisco via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 35%
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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 50m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:28 DFW → 21:10 SFOAA 1430 · American · 3h 42m · 52% on time, 5.4% cancelled
Total trip 6h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 65 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 50m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (5.4% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip6h 56mHOU 16:14 to SFO 21:10, 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.