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

Houston → San Diego via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 49%

  1. 12:46 HOU → 14:09 DFW
    AA 6413 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 74% on time, 4.7% cancelled
  2. 4h 53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:02 DFW → 20:03 SAN
    AA 1243 · American · 3h 01m · 58% on time, 4.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 248 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 53m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (4.7% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (4.4% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip9h 17mHOU 12:46 to SAN 20:03, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.