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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Midland via Houston: arrives on time 61%

  1. 09:46 DFW → 11:03 IAH
    UA 1586 · United · 1h 17m · 82% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:55 IAH → 13:34 MAF
    UA 6338 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 39m · 85% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 3h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip3h 48mDFW 09:46 to MAF 13:34, 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.