Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Austin via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 37%
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18:49 HOU → 20:15 DFWAA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 52% on time, 8.5% cancelled
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1h 20m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:35 DFW → 22:39 AUSAA 972 · American · 1h 04m · 61% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 3h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (8.5% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip3h 50mHOU 18:49 to AUS 22:39, 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.