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

Tampa → Birmingham via Houston: arrives on time 82%

  1. 11:55 TPA → 13:22 IAH
    UA 2421 · United · 2h 27m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:25 IAH → 16:20 BHM
    UA 6120 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 55m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Tampa). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 25mTPA 11:55 to BHM 16:20, 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.