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

San Francisco → Dallas-Fort Worth via Los Angeles: arrives on time 30%

  1. 16:04 SFO → 17:45 LAX
    AA 6221 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 41m · 47% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 LAX → 23:53 DFW
    AA 1669 · American · 3h 08m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 49mSFO 16:04 to DFW 23:53, 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.