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

Houston → Atlanta via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 38%

  1. 16:14 HOU → 17:38 DFW
    AA 5002 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 24m · 60% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 48m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:26 DFW → 22:36 ATL
    AA 3212 · American · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 4.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 63 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 48m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 21mHOU 16:14 to ATL 22:36, 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.