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

Dallas → Midland via Houston: arrives on time 48%

  1. 13:30 DAL → 14:45 HOU
    WN 29 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 51% on time, 2.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:05 HOU → 17:35 MAF
    WN 4995 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 00mDAL 13:30 to MAF 17:35, 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.