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

Dallas → Washington via Houston: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:30 DAL → 18:45 HOU
    WN 45 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 60% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 HOU → 23:55 DCA
    WN 4888 · Southwest · 3h 00m · 48% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip5h 25mDAL 17:30 to DCA 23:55, 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.