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

Dallas → Atlanta via Houston: arrives on time 30%

  1. 15:30 DAL → 16:50 HOU
    WN 37 · Southwest · 1h 20m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:50 HOU → 20:55 ATL
    WN 1948 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 50% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 25mDAL 15:30 to ATL 20:55, 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.