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

Houston → Burbank via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 46%

  1. 16:14 HOU → 17:38 DFW
    AA 5002 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 60% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 08m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:46 DFW → 21:58 BUR
    AA 2597 · American · 3h 12m · 63% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Burbank is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection78%The first flight arrived more than 143 minutes late on 22% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (78%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 44mHOU 16:14 to BUR 21:58, 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.