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

Houston → Salt Lake City via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 21%

  1. 18:49 HOU → 20:15 DFW
    AA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 52% on time, 8.5% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 DFW → 22:59 SLC
    AA 2993 · American · 2h 49m · 47% on time, 6.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (8.5% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip5h 10mHOU 18:49 to SLC 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.