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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Detroit via Houston: arrives on time 83%

  1. 09:46 DFW → 11:03 IAH
    UA 1586 · United · 1h 17m · 82% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:58 IAH → 17:59 DTW
    UA 6131 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 01m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 13mDFW 09:46 to DTW 17:59, 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.