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

Houston → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 29%

  1. 16:14 HOU → 17:38 DFW
    AA 5002 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 60% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:30 DFW → 19:45 LAX
    AA 2766 · American · 3h 15m · 56% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 31mHOU 16:14 to LAX 19:45, 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.