Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Dallas via Houston: arrives on time 16%
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14:10 LAX → 19:35 HOUWN 3225 · Southwest · 3h 20m · 24% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:30 HOU → 21:40 DALWN 54 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 72% on time, 2.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection22%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 78% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time16%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (22%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip5h 30mLAX 14:10 to DAL 21:40, 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.