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

Houston → Long Beach via Dallas: arrives on time 35%

  1. 16:00 HOU → 17:10 DAL
    WN 40 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 75% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:30 DAL → 19:35 LGB
    WN 1336 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (42%).
Total trip5h 35mHOU 16:00 to LGB 19:35, 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.