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

Miami → Birmingham via Houston: arrives on time 54%

  1. 16:53 MIA → 18:56 IAH
    UA 1216 · United · 3h 03m · 74% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 IAH → 21:53 BHM
    UA 4022 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 58m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Miami). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip6h 00mMIA 16:53 to BHM 21:53, 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.