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

Houston → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%

  1. 18:49 HOU → 20:15 DFW
    AA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 52% on time, 8.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:36 DFW → 22:49 LAX
    AA 3287 · American · 3h 13m · 43% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (8.5% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (43%).
Total trip6h 00mHOU 18:49 to LAX 22:49, 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.