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

Houston → Washington via Dallas: arrives on time 64%

  1. 07:00 HOU → 08:10 DAL
    WN 4 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 94% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:20 DAL → 13:15 DCA
    WN 2559 · Southwest · 2h 55m · 70% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 15mHOU 07:00 to DCA 13:15, 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.