Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Newark via Phoenix: arrives on time 75%

  1. 06:20 HOU → 06:55 PHX
    WN 2062 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 93% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:45 PHX → 17:36 EWR
    UA 2677 · United · 4h 51m · 80% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip10h 16mHOU 06:20 to EWR 17:36, 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.