Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → Houston via Dallas: arrives on time 22%
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15:10 SFO → 20:45 DALWN 1859 · Southwest · 3h 35m · 17% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:00 DAL → 23:12 HOUWN 63 · Southwest · 1h 12m · 55% on time, 2.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 02mSFO 15:10 to HOU 23:12, 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.