Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Houston via Denver: arrives on time 16%
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14:00 LGA → 16:20 DENWN 2455 · Southwest · 4h 20m · 51% on time, 7.0% cancelled
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48m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:08 DEN → 20:45 HOUWN 1545 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 41% on time, 2.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time16%First flight not cancelled (7.0% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip7h 48mLGA 14:00 to HOU 20:45, 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.