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

Dallas → Miami via Houston: arrives on time 19%

  1. 18:35 DAL → 19:50 HOU
    WN 49 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 58% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 HOU → 00:30 MIA +1 day
    WN 4859 · Southwest · 2h 25m · 27% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Miami is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Times are local. Both flew on 8 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (27%).
Total trip4h 50mDAL 18:35 to MIA 00:30, 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.