Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 73%
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17:24 DFW → 18:46 IAHUA 1609 · United · 1h 22m · 60% on time, 2.3% cancelled
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3h 13m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:59 IAH → 00:05 SFO +1 dayUA 1609 · United · 4h 06m · 80% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 148 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 13m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 41mDFW 17:24 to SFO 00:05, 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.