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

Houston → Washington via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 37%

  1. 16:14 HOU → 17:38 DFW
    AA 5002 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 60% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:53 DFW → 22:59 DCA
    AA 2752 · American · 3h 07m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip5h 46mHOU 16:14 to DCA 22:59, 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.